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Pictured below are various types of cable connectors
to help in identifying the style of cable you have or need to connect
various peripherals to your system.
Another good source of information - www.belkin.com
Connector Styles
| Style |
Male |
Female |
Common Uses |
| DB9 |
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Serial cables, modems, mice. |
| HD DB15 |
 |
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Video |
| DB15 |
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Game port |
| DB25 |
 |
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Serial cables, parallel cables, printers, scanners. |
| Mini DIN 6 |
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Keyboard and mice |
| DIN 5 |
 |
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AT Keyboard |
| USB 20 A |
 |
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USB peripherals |
| USB 20 B |
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USB root connector or USB printers |
| Cent 50 |
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Parallel cables, SCSI cables, printers, tape
backup |
| Micro Cent 50 |
|
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Parallel cables, printers |
| Micro DB50 |
 |
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SCSI |
| Micro DB68 |
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Wide SCSI |
| DB50 |
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SCSI |
| Lengths |
As a general rule, all cables generally
are available in 6ft and 10ft lengths. Printer cables up to
35ft are available, while SCSI cables are severely limited --
typically 2 meters (or about 6ft) is the maximum. Extensions
may be used with a Male-to-Female configuration for most of the
above styles, however, keep in mind that when extending video
cables, signal loss will occur and can affect quality of video
display by introducing ghosting or other anomolies.
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Note: Size of connector is not necessarily accurate but is an
approximate representation.
   
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