AC Power, Mic/Line Input, Speaker/Headphone Output, USB, Ethernet, VGA, Serial RS-232, eSATA, Parallel DB25, Displayport
AC Power, Mic/Line Input, Speaker/Headphone Output, USB, Ethernet, VGA, Serial RS-232, eSATA, Parallel DB25, Displayport , DVI, Firewire, USB
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PS/2, USB, Serial, Parallel
LEGACY CONNECTORS:
(many of these are still in use today)
(many of these are still in use today)
MONITOR CONNECTORS
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/hd15_orig.jpg)
HD15 15 pins in three rows, pins are skinnier than a usual "DB" connector, thus it's got an "H" for High Density. Used for PC's SVGA video cards and monitor cables.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/db15_orig.jpg)
DB15 15 pins in two rows, pins are just like a DB9 or DB25. Used for Mac monitors.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/bnc_orig.jpg)
BNC connectors are used on Macs, Sun's and just about anything that's old and good.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/db9_orig.jpg)
DB9 9 pins in two rows, used on older monitors, and VGA's. PS/2 style Serial ports also use DB9 connectors.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/13w3_orig.jpg)
13W3 a bunch of "DB" style pins and three funny looking coax contacts. Used on Sun and Mac monitors.
OTHER PC/MAC CONNECTORS
Parallel Printer
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/cn36_orig.jpg)
CN36 (female) This is the connector you see on the back of most printers.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/cn36-male_orig.jpg)
CN36 (male) This is the connector used by most printer cables.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/db25-female_orig.jpg)
DB25 (female) This connector is used for parallel printer output on the PC. It is also used for SCSI output, especially on the Mac.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/db25-male_orig.jpg)
DB25 (male) This is used for parallel printers (and other parallel port devices) as well as SCSI and serial ports. If you see a male on the back of your computer, it is usually your COM2 serial port.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/hpcn36_orig.jpg)
HPCN36 male This is the new "Type-C" IEEE-1284 Parallel port connector which is used on some new laser printers.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/minidin-8_orig.jpg)
MINIDIN-8 (female) Serial Mac connector. Mac Printers, Mac printer and modem outputs, etc.
Serial
Serial
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/db25-female_orig.jpg)
DB25 serial connector. On a computer, this would be a male not a female as pictured above. DB9 serial connectors. On the computer there should be a "male" connector, the mouse or other serial device (modem, digital camera) would have a female.
USB and Firewire connectors
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This is a 6-pin Firewire/IEEE-1394 connector.
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"i.Link" connector. This is basically a 4-pin Firewire/i.link/IEEE-1394 connector. "Firewire" connector.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/published/usb-c.jpg?1652801381)
USB C is the newest standard USB connector
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/usb-a-connector-1_orig.jpg)
USB type "A" connector. Connects to computer or USB Hub. USB type "B" connector. Connects to peripheral or to USB Hub.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/1d82962c_orig.jpg)
Micro USB
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/1d82962b_orig.jpg)
Mini USB connector used on many new USB digital cameras. Mini USB 2.0 connector used on many new USB digital cameras.
Other Connectors
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S-Video connector, sometimes called S-VHS or Y/C video. There're 4 little pins in there, it's called a DIN4.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/published/55-710-hg-10.jpg?1652798008)
RCA (above) connector. Standard stereo connector.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/published/adapter-use.jpg?1652797838)
3.5 mm Mini Phone Plug connector, (below) used on computer sound cards and phones
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/fiber-sc-connector_orig.jpg)
SC connector, fiber optic network connector.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/fiber-st-connector_orig.jpg)
ST connector, fiber optic network connector.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/mtrj-connector_orig.jpg)
MTRJ fiber optic network connector.
![Picture](/uploads/4/4/0/7/44075859/toslink-green2_orig.jpg)
Toslink connector. Used for digital audio.