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More info?)
Looking at the system information it says I'm supposed to have a Creative
SoundBlaster Live Gameport at PCI slot 3. I don't know what PCI slot 3 is,
but since you have identified everything else I assume it is a pretty good bet
that the remaining item is the gameport, as you speculated.
Bill
"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> Posta link to a digital picture of the back and I'll name them all.
>
> Tom
> "Bill" <xxx@yy.zz> wrote in message
> news:rc5%c.6881$QP3.4300@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com...
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>> "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
>> news:AO2dnY-Arpw5RKHcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>>> Is it on the same card as the sound jacks? If so, that's the game port.
>>
>> I'm not sure if I can tell without opening up the PC. Which is probably not
>> a good idea. There is no obvious break but the back cover does cover things
>> up.
>>
>> Bill
>>> "Bill" <xxx@yy.zz> wrote in message
>>> news:_D4%c.6878$0O3.5291@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com...
>>>> Thanks a lot Tom! I will definetly save that. One last thing. On the
>>>> bottom row - on the opposide side from the audio jacks there is a yellow
>>>> female jack that seems somewhere in size between a parallel port and a
>>>> serial port. I have no idea what that is for either.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again.
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>> "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:5P2dneHGT8AP66HcRVn-pg@comcast.com...
>>>>> OK, here you go.
>>>>>
>>>>> Might not be exactly right, but I think so.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the bottom row, black is usually center channel for rear speakers.
>>>>> Yellow is usuall SPDIF, which is a digital output for sound. If you
>>>>> don't know then likely you don't need them. The 'almost a modem plug'
>>>>> is a Game port, for connection to a Joystick or Gamepad.
>>>>>
>>>>> The phone plug next to tthe phone plug is to connect a telephone, so you
>>>>> can have a telephone on the same line.
>>>>>
>>>>> The next row up that looks like a phone cord is likely slightly larger,
>>>>> with 8 connections. This should be your LAN connection. If you're using
>>>>> dial-up, you don't need it, but will when you eventually go Broadbankd.
>>>>>
>>>>> The next row up with two video connectors is just that. Your video card
>>>>> supports two monitors OR if one is slightly larger and white, then your
>>>>> video card supports a digital output for an LCD panel. Depending on the
>>>>> model, it may or may not support two at a time. The round connector is
>>>>> an s-video output to connect to a high end TV. You can connect it at
>>>>> the same time and show your PC or DVD videos on your TV.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think that is it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bill" <xxx@yy.zz> wrote in message
>>>>> news:5BY_c.13067$FV3.3771@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...
>>>>>> It is still hard to figure out what's what. I guess there is no
>>>>>> reference - the yellow one that looks like this is that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For example, my line in/out and mike jacks seem to be on the bottom
>>>>>> row. There is also a yellow jack and black jack of the same type that I
>>>>>> don't know what they are for. There is also another yellow multipin
>>>>>> female port a little bigger than a serial port on that same row. I
>>>>>> don't know what that is for. On the next row up is my modem plug. Plus
>>>>>> an extra place to plug a phone line, Not sure what that is for. Next
>>>>>> row up has another phone jack that I don't know what to do with. Next
>>>>>> row up has two video connectors + something that looks like a round
>>>>>> mouse connector between them. I don't know what that is either.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "joe_tide" <joetide@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:10joiv84ttta087@corp.supernews.com...
>>>>>>> They must be add-on cards. If you can't identify what they are, go to
>>>>>>> device manager and have a look. They may be a NIC, a video card, a
>>>>>>> modem, etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Bill" <xxx@yy.zz> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:hMX_c.8204$ZC7.3163@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "WSZsr" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:NtX_c.8082$yp2.802@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com...
>>>>>>>>> Check here:
>>>>>>>>>
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8200/tour.htm#1101572
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks, but there is a whole bunch of other stuff which the picture
>>>>>>>> even suggests but does not identify - in the mid to lower part of the
>>>>>>>> back panel. I seem to have more things than are shown on the picture.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Bill" <xxx@yy.zz> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news
😛UW_c.8201$ZC7.6330@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
>>>>>>>>>> I have a few ports on the back of my 8200 that I'm not sure what
>>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>>> purpose
>>>>>>>>>> is. The documention I have looked at does not seem to help. Does
>>>>>>>>>> anyone
>>>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>>>>> of anything that sort of gives you a "map" - so that you know that
>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>> thing
>>>>>>>>>> in the middle that looks like this is for that?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>>>>
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