Left side

NOTE: Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section.

Item

Component

Description

 

 

 

(1)

Power connector

Connects an AC adapter.

 

 

 

(2)

1394 port

Connects an optional IEEE 1394 or 1394a device, such

 

 

as a camcorder.

 

 

 

(3)

USB 3.0 ports (2)

Connect optional USB 3.0 devices and provide

 

 

enhanced USB power performance.

 

 

 

(4)

HP ExpressCard slot or Smart Card reader

Supports optional ExpressCards or smart cards.

 

(depending on configuration)

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

Media Card Reader

Supports the following digital card formats:

 

 

●

MultiMediaCard (MMC)

 

 

●

MMC+

 

 

● Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card

 

 

●

SDHC

 

 

●

SDXC

(6)

Upgrade bay (optical drive shown)

The upgrade bay can hold a weight-saver option, a hard drive, or an optical drive that reads an optical disc.

NOTE: On select models, the optical drive also writes to an optical disc.

(7)

Optical drive eject button (select

Releases the disc tray.

 

models only)

 

 

 

 

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Chapter 2 External component identification