User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- CAUTION: Safety Instructions
- When Using Your Computer
- A Tour of Your Computer
- Setting Up Your Computer
- Using a Battery
- Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
- Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia
- Setting Up a Home and Office Network
- Solving Problems
- Finding Solutions
- Accessing Help
- Error Messages
- Video and Display Problems
- Scanner Problems
- Drive Problems
- PC Card Problems
- General Program Problems
- Resolving Other Technical Problems
- If Your Computer Gets Wet
- If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
- Drivers
- Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
- Using System Restore
- Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP
- Adding and Replacing Parts
- Appendix
- Index

28 A Tour of Your Computer
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USB CONNECTORS
VIDEO CONNECTOR
IEEE 1394 CONNECTOR — Use to attach devices supporting IEEE 1394 high-speed transfer
rates, such as some digital video cameras.
N
ETWORK CONNECTOR
NOTICE: The network connector is slightly larger than the modem connector. To avoid
damaging the computer, do not plug a telephone line into the network connector.
Connects USB devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, or
printer.
Connects an external monitor. For more information, see
"Using the Display" in the Tell Me How help file. To access
the help file, see page 80.
Connects the computer to a network. The lights next to
the connector indicate activity for both wired and wireless
network communications.
For information on using the network adapter, see the
online network adapter documentation supplied with
your computer.