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Presario 1800 Series
Models: XL180, XL181, XL182, XL183, XL185,
and XL190, XL191, XL192
Pin Assignments
This chapter provides the pin assignments for the Presario 1800XL Series Notebook
connectors. For more information on connectors or external ports, refer to Rear Connectors
and QuikDock Connectors
Note: The signals in all tables of this chapter are considered active high unless otherwise
indicated by an asterisk (*).
Parallel Connector
.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1Strobe* 10 Acknowledge*
2 Data Bit 0 11 Busy
3 Data Bit 1 12 Paper Out
4 Data Bit 2 13 Select
5 Data Bit 3 14 Auto Linefeed*
6 Data Bit 4 15 Error*
7 Data Bit 5 16 Initialize Printer*
8 Data Bit 6 17 Select In*
9 Data Bit 7 18-25 Signal Ground
*Signal is active low.
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Serial Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 Carrier Detect 6 Data Set Ready
2 Receive Data 7 Ready to Send
3 Transmit Data 8 Clear to Send
4 Data Terminal Ready 9 Ring Indicator
5 Signal Ground
Presario 1800 Series
Models: XL180, XL181, XL182, XL183, XL185,
and XL190, XL191, XL192
Keyboard/Mouse Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 Data 1 4 +5 V
2 Data 2 5 Clock 1
3Ground 6Clock 2
2 PIN A
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Models: XL180, XL181, XL182, XL183, XL185,
Modem Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 Unused 4 Unused
2 Tip 5 Unused
3Ring 6 Unused
Presario 1800 Series
and XL190, XL191, XL192
Game Port Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +5V 9 +5V
2 SWA 10 SWC
3 RBTA 11 RBTC
4 GND 12 RMSO
5GND 13RBTD
6 RBTB 14 SWD
7SWB 15RMSI
8 +5V
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Presario 1800 Series
Models: XL180, XL181, XL182, XL183, XL185,
and XL190, XL191, XL192
External VGA Monitor Port
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1Red Analog 9+5V
2 Green Analog 10 Ground
3 Blue Analog 11 Monitor Detect
4 Not connected 12 DDC2B Data
5 Ground 13 Horizontal Sync
6 Ground Analog 14 Vertical Sync
7 Ground Analog 15 DDC2B Clock
8 Ground Analog
S-Video Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1Ground 3SYR
2 Ground 4 SCG
4 PIN A
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Presario 1800 Series
Models: XL180, XL181, XL182, XL183, XL185,
and XL190, XL191, XL192
TV-Out (Composite Video) Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 Ground 3 Ground
2 Composite
Univeral Serial Bus (USB)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +5V 3 Data +
2 Data - 4 Ground
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Models: XL180, XL181, XL182, XL183, XL185,
QuikDock Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 Adapter Power 22 Serial Port DCD 43 Keyboard Clock 64 Reserved
2 Adapter Power 23 Serial Port DSR 44 Keyboard Data 65 Headphone
3 Adapter Power 24 Serial Port TXD 45 Mouse Clock 66 USB Power
4 Adapter Power 25 Serial Port RTS 46 Mouse Data 67 USB Power
5 Adapter Power 26 Monitor DDC 47 Lp Indicator 68 USB Power
6 Adapter Power 27 Monitor DDC 48 Lp Paper End 69 USB Power
7 Not Connected 28 Monitor
8 Printer Data 0 29 V. S YN C 50 Lp Busy 71 USB A+
9 Printer Data 1 30 Ground 51 Lp Error 72 USB B-
10 Printer Data 2 31 H.SYNC 52 Lp Acknowledge 73 USB B+
11 Printer Data 3 32 Ground 53 Lp AutoFeed 74 5V
12 Printer Data 4 33 Blue 54 Lp Strobe 75 5V
13 Printer Data 5 34 Ground 55 Joystick Data A 76 Line Out Left
14 Printer Data 6 35 Green 56 Joystick Data B 77 S-Video SYR
15 Printer Data 7 36 Ground 57 Joystick Data C 78 Ground
16 Lp Select 37 Red 58 Joystick Data D 79 S-Video SCG
17 QuikDock
Indicator
18 Serial Port
RXD
19 Serial Port RI 40 Line Out Right 61 Switch C
20 Serial Port
DTR
21 Serial Port CTS 42 Reserved 63 Reserved
38 Ground 59 Switch A 80 Ground
39 Composite
41 Line Out
Presario 1800 Series
and XL190, XL191, XL192
Sense
49 Lp Initialize 70 USB A-
Indicator
60 Switch B
TV-Out
62 Switch D
Present
6 PIN A
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