User guide

Left-sideview
Figure3.Left-sideview
1Powerconnector
4AlwaysOnUSBconnector
2Fanlouvers
5Smartcardreaderslot(onsomemodels)
3MiniDisplayPortconnector
1Powerconnector
Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge
thebattery.
2Fanlouvers
Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandtoensurepropercooling,
especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.
Note:Toensureproperairow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.
3MiniDisplayPortconnector
UsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or
high-denitiontelevision.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheminiDisplayPortconnector”onpage38.
4AlwaysOnUSBconnector
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode,oristurnedoffwithacpoweradapter
attached.
Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoffwithoutac
poweradapterattached,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Then
selecttheEnableUSBchargefromthecomputerbatteryevenwhenthecomputerisoffcheck
box,andclickOKorApply.
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