CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Notebook

Component

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Description

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE 1394 port

 

 

 

Plug an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire® or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i.Link®) device (such as a digital camcorder or

 

 

 

 

MP3 player) into this 4-pin IEEE 1394 port.

 

 

 

 

PC Card slot

 

 

 

Insert one Type II PC Card into this slot. For

 

 

 

 

more information, see “Adding and removing a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC Card” on page 48.

 

 

 

 

 

Memory card

 

 

 

Insert a memory card from a digital camera,

 

 

 

reader

 

 

 

MP3 player, PDA, or cellular telephone into the

 

 

 

 

memory card reader. For more information, see

 

 

 

 

“Using the memory card reader” on page 47.

 

 

 

 

The memory card reader supports Memory

 

 

 

 

Stick®, Memory Stick Pro®, Mini Secure

 

 

 

 

Digital®, MultiMediaCard™,

 

 

 

 

RS-MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital™, and

 

 

 

 

xD-Picture Card™cards.

 

 

 

 

Important: RS-Multimedia Card and Mini

 

 

 

 

Secure Digital cards require the use of an

 

 

 

 

adapter that is available with the media.

 

 

 

 

 

Right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB port

 

 

USB ports

 

 

 

 

Modular bay

Modem jack

 

 

 

 

Smart card reader

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethernet jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component

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Description

 

 

 

 

USB ports

 

 

Plug USB devices (such as a diskette drive, flash

 

 

 

 

 

drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or

 

 

 

 

 

 

mouse) into these ports.

 

 

 

 

Smart card reader

 

 

Insert a smart card in this slot for enhanced

 

 

 

security. For more information, see “Using the

 

 

 

smart card reader” on page 35.

 

 

 

 

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