Lenovo ThinkCentre M57e User Manual

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9.

Connect

any

additional

devices

that

you

have.

Your

computer

might

not

have

all

connectors

that

are

shown.

1394

1394

1

USB

connector

Use

this

connector

to

attach

a

device

that

requires

a

USB

connection,

such

as

a

keyboard,

a

mouse,

a

scanner,

a

printer,

or

a

personal

digital

assistant

(PDA).

2

Serial

port

Use

this

port

to

attach

an

external

modem,

a

serial

printer,

or

other

devices

that

use

a

9-pin

serial

port.

3

S-video

connector

Use

this

connector

to

attach

a

television

set

that

has

an

S-Video

connector.

This

connector

is

present

on

some

high-performance

video

adapters.

4

Parallel

port

Use

this

port

to

attach

a

parallel

printer

or

other

devices

that

use

a

25-pin

parallel

port.

5

Ethernet

connector

Use

this

connector

to

attach

the

computer

to

an

Ethernet-type

local

area

network

or

to

a

cable

modem.

Important:

To

operate

the

computer

within

FCC

limits

when

it

is

connected

to

an

Ethernet

network,

use

a

Category

5

Ethernet

cable.

6

MIDI/joystick

connector

Use

this

connector

to

attach

a

joystick,

a

gamepad,

or

a

Musical

Instrument

Digital

Interface

(MIDI)

device

such

as

an

MIDI

keyboard.

7

IEEE

1394

connector

This

connector

is

sometimes

called

Firewire

because

it

transmits

data

rapidly.

There

are

two

types

of

IEEE

1394

connectors:

the

4-pin

and

the

6-pin.

IEEE

1394

offers

connection

to

several

types

of

consumer

electronics,

including

digital

audio

devices

and

scanners.

8

eSATA

connector

Use

this

external

Serial

Advanced

Technology

Attachment

(eSATA)

connector

to

attach

an

external

hard

disk

drive.

Chapter

3.

Setting

up

your

computer

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