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PC ConnectionsPlugs and outlets in today’s PC
• This list is by no means complete
• It is designed to introduce you to the most common connectors in today’s PCs
• The exact configuration of your PC will vary from the examples shown here.
External
Typical Desktop
Power Outlet
Power (female)
Power (male)
Typical Built-In Outlets
Round Serial (male)• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Most have switchedover to USB
“Typical” Cards• Most items that used
to require a card arenow built into themotherboard.
• Networking cardsstill common.
VGA (male)• Video
• Connects tocomputer
VGA (female)• Video
• Connects to Monitor
RJ-15 Outlet• Modem
RJ-15• Connects modem
to phone outlet in wall or phone extension.
• Smaller than RJ-45 Ethernetconnector
RJ-45 Outlet• Ethernet netowrk
RJ-45• Connects Ethernet
outlet to wall jack, router or gateway.
• Larger than RJ-15phone connector.
CAT-5 Cable• Ethernet cable
• Has RJ-45connectors atboth ends
Audio Outlets• Mini audio jacks
• Microphone
• Speakers, headsets
• Don’t mix them up,watch for the icons.
Stereo Mini (male)• Typical connection
for microphones, headsets, and computer speakers.
• Two bands = stereoOne-bans = mono
RCA (male)• Typical connector
for audio and videoin non-computersystems.(i.e. stereos & TVs)
• In the PC world, typically used to connect the secondspeaker (and sub-woofers) to the first one.
USB Type A Outlets• Universal Serial Bus
• Most common peripheral connectortoday.
• Allows up to 127devices.
• Hot swapping• Current version 2.0: 480Mbits/second
• 4.375V to 5.25V powered from the computer.
USB Type A• The end of the
cable that will pluginto the computer.
• Sometimes devices will also use this typeof outlet.
• Rectangular
USB Type B Full-Size Outlet• Typical connector
for the device beingused.
USB Type B Full-Size• Plugged into the
device.
• Square-ish
USB Type B Mini Outlet• Smaller devices
will have this type ofoutlet.
USB Type B Mini• Typically used to
connect to smallerUSB devices suchas card readers and digital cameras.
PCMCIA Slot• Personal Computer
Memory Card International Association
• People Can’tMemorize ComputerIndustry Acronyms
• Used in laptops• Card inserted into slot
PCMCIA Card• Expansion cards for
laptops
• Modems, WiFi, wirednetworking, biometricsecurity.
• Mostly replaced by USB.
Parallel (male)• Older printers
• This end connectsto the computer.
• Mostly replaced byUSB.
Parallel (female)• Older printers
• This end connectsto the printer.
• Mostly replaced byUSB.
SCSI Port (female)• Small Computer
System Interface
• External hard disks, tape drives, scanners,printers.
• Popular with Apple &Sun systems.
• Never really caught on in the PC world but did get used in some systems.
• Mostly replaced by USB.
SCSI (male)• End that connected
to the computer.
SCSI (device end)• End that connected
to the device.
• Devices connected in a “chain”.
• Device #2 would beconnected to device#1 with a cable having this type of connector at both ends.
Internal
IDE Outlet on Motherboard (male)• Motherboard will
typically have severalof these.
• Use to connectstorage devices suchas hard-, CD/DVD- and floppy-drives.
IDE Ribbon Cable• Connects storage
devices to the motherboard.
• Solo end connects tomotherboard, dual end connects todevice(s).
• End connector must be used before a middle connector.
• Not all cables have middle connectors.
IDE (female end)• The plug at the far
end connects to themotherboard.
IDE (female middle)• Many IDE cables
have a connector inthe middle, but closerto one end than theother.
• This connector mustbe used last.
Hard Drive• IDE outlet (male)
• Power outlet (male)
• Jumpers– Master– Slave– Cable Select
CD-ROM/DVD Drive• IDE outlet (male)
• Power outlet (male)
• Jumpers– Master– Slave– Cable Select
• Digital and/or Analogaudio outlets (male)
P5 Power Plug (female)• Larger of the two
types of power plugs.
• Connects to devices that need more power such ashard drives and CD/DVD drives.
P7 Power Plug• Smaller of the two
types of power plugs.
• Connects to devices that need less power such asfloppy drives and Centurion Guard.
PCI Slots• Peripheral
Component Interconnect
• Slots for connectingcards to themotherboard.
• Mostly replaced byUSB.
PCI Connectors• “Break” in the board
allow the card to onlybe plugged in in onedirection.
PCI Networking Card• Example of one of
the few remaining cards that a PC willhave.
Memory Slots• If you have four slots
memory must be inserted in matchedpairs.
• If you have two slotsyou can fill them anyway you wish.
RAM• Break in card
prevents it from being plugged in backwards.
• Make sure you getthe right type for yourcomputer.– SIMM vs. DIMM (single vs. dual)
– DRAM vs. SRAM (dynamic vs. static)– Parity vs. Non-Parity Modules
Internal Battery• Keeps the computer’s
clock running when the computer is off.