I/O Ports
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I/O Ports

This image illustates the various I/O connections on the back of the 8300R chassis.

Serial Ports 1 and 2 These are high speed serial ports which use the First-In-First-Out (FIFO) protocol. If you have a serial mouse, connect it to Serial Port 1 (COM1). Other serial devices such as serial printers or modems can also be connected these ports.
Parallel Port Parallel devices such as parallel printers and scanners can be connected to this port.
Mouse Port This port supports any mouse with a miniature circular DIN (mini-DIN) connector.
Keyboard Port This port supports any keyboard with a miniature circular DIN (mini-DIN) connector.
Video Port Connects your monitor to the integrated video controller.
Dual USB Ports Provides connection points for USB-compliant peripheral devices, such as modems, keyboards, joysticks, etc. USB Keyboards and mice may not be compatible with power management.
Ethernet Port This port supports an RJ45 connector to the LAN. The LAN port has two small LEDs: The Green LED lights when the port detects a valid link to the LAN. The Amber LED lights when the port communicates at 100Mbps. When the LED is off, the system communicates at 10Mbps.