Operation Manual

2ExpressCardslot
YoucaninsertanExpressCardintotheExpressCardslotfordataaccessorstorage.Formoreinformation,
see“UsinganExpressCard,amediacard,orasmartcard”onpage30
.
3Media-cardslot
Youcaninsertaflashmediacardintothemedia-cardslotfordataaccessorstorage.Formoreinformation,
see“UsinganExpressCard,amediacard,orasmartcard”onpage30.
4Smart-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)
Youcanusesmartcardsforauthentication,datastorage,andapplicationprocessing.Withinlarge
organizations,youmightalsousesmartcardsforstrongsecurityauthenticationofsinglesign-on(SSO).For
moreinformation,see“UsinganExpressCard,amediacard,orasmartcard”onpage30.
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1Audioconnector
2USB3.0connectors
3MiniDisplayPort
®
connector4Fanlouvers
5Security-lockslot
1Audioconnector
Youcanconnectheadphonesoraheadsetwitha3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto
listentothesoundfromthecomputer.
Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyou
presstheswitch,theheadsetmicrophoneisdisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputeris
enabledinstead.
Note:Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using
audiofeatures”onpage28.
2USB3.0connectors
YoucanusetheUSB3.0connectorstoconnectUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,USB
mouse,USBstoragedevice,orUSBprinter.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.
3MiniDisplayPortconnector
TheMiniDisplayPortconnectorenablesyoutoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,external
monitor,orhigh-definitiontelevision(HDTV).Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetup
andsupportsadaptersthatcanplugintoDigitalVisualInterface(DVI),videographicsarray(VGA),or
High-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI™)connectors.TheMiniDisplayPortconnectorsupportsaudio
aswellasvideostreaming.
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