RS232 on M72e Tiny

Hello to All,
On specifications M72e Tiny (MT - M 3267 - 5B1) it is said that on the motherboard there is a COM (RS232) port.
If this is just how to activate and what is the connection of the latter?
Thank you in advance for your answers.
Cordially.

Hi,
First let me say that I don't know this machine at all. I'm just going on what I can search here on the site.
I can't find your MT-M in the tcbook for either North America or Western Europe. Very few M72e Tiny machines come with a serial connector in the optional port, but some do. It appears that there's a connector on the motherboard for a serial port - but I can't tell if it's available on all mobos or if all BIOS versions will support it.
The Hardware Maintenance Manual shows its location on page 72. The location of the optional connector is shown on page 68. The parts list includes a cable (54Y9345) that might be the mobo to backplate connector.
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/m72etiny_hmm.pdf
http://download.lenovo.com/parts/ThinkCentre/m72e_tiny_fru_list_08_20_2013.pdf
Not sure this reallly helps but it might get you a little farther along.
FWIW,
Z.
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