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What ports do some old motherboards provide?
Legacy motherboards (and even some modern ones) would generally have: * An XT / AT or a PS/2 keyboard * A PS/2 mouse connector * 1 to 2 serial ports * 1 to 2 parallel (printer) ports
How many sata ports can a mother board support?
That depends on chipset. For instance Intel X58 can support up 4 ports natively + 2 for marvell controller. Server motherboards have more SATA ports available. Newer generation motherboards can support 6 and more SATA port natively.
What serial port is provided by the motherboard or might be provided by an adapter card?
Common ports provided by most motherboards are as follows. Serial port (RS-232) Ethernet Port (Network interface) Parallel port. (Not nearly as common any longer) PS/2 Port (Mice and Keyboards) USB Ports (Covers most everything these days) Firewire port (IEEE1394, mostly used for video these days) eSATA Port (External Hard drive or device interface). There are others, but those are your most common ports on standard desktop motherboards. Servers are another story.
Why does your iMac come with no USB ports?
Who told you it had no USB ports? Of course it has USB ports. The iMac has 4 USB ports, 1 Firewire port, 1 Thunderbolt port (2 on the 27" iMac), 1 Ethernet port.
What's the different between an Ethernet bridge and a switch?
The difference between an ethernet bridge and a switch is that the bridge only has two ports, while the switch has multiple ports. When there is a lot of traffic going through the ports, the bridge traffic may get tied up or crash often because there are only 2 ports for information to travel back and forth.
How do I connect 2 computers to the internet when my modem has only 1 plug for the Ethernet cable?
plug the ethernet cable into a 'router'. there will be several ports on the router to direct signal to each computer - usually four ports on a typical D-Link or Linksys router.
How do you connect 2 network switches together on the same network?
In the case of ethernet, you need a "crossover" ethernet cable connected between two regular ports or a regular ethernet cable connected to an "uplink port" on one switch and a regular port on the other. Uplink ports are sometimes called "MDI" ports. Both types of cable are available at most computer and office supply stores.
What ports does a desktop contain?
This entirely depends on the specific model, however most desktops have: -USB ports -Ethernet -Audio There can also be -VGA/DVI/HDMI ports -PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard port(s)
How many IDE port on the mother board?
Traditionally motherboards were built with 2 on board IDE ports. However more and more mother board's are coming with 1 due to the use of SATA ports. The one IDE port i usually used for the CD-ROM.
How many SATA are there in the motherboard?
It depends on a motherboard. You can have 2 of them or all 6 of them Maybe there are motherboards with more than 6 ports but they are expensive. I need the location of SATA connections fopr a Dimension 4300 motherboard; hopely with a location graphic.
Does a PS3 has a ps2 pad slot?
No it only has 2 USB ports, ethernet in, and HDMI out, on PS3 slim. Earlier models from the 1st and second generation had 4 USB and Flash memory card reader.
What are all the computer ports names?
USB, IEEE 1394 ps/2 PS/2 ethernet port lpti vga line in microphone gamejack
