Rearview
Figure5.ThinkPadT430andT430irearview.
1AlwaysOnUSBconnector2Ethernetconnector
3Powerjack4Fanlouvers(rear)
1AlwaysOnUSBconnector
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB2.0connectorenablesyoutochargesomedevices,suchasiPod®,iPhone,
andBlackBerry®smartphones,evenwhenyourcomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.
However,withtheacpoweradapterattached,ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputeris
inhibernationmodeorpoweredoff,youneedtoconnectthecomputertoacpowersupplyandusethe
PowerManagerprogramtocongurecorrespondingsettingstoenabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnector.
FordetailsabouthowtoenabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnector,refertothehelpinformationsystemof
thePowerManagerprogram.
2Ethernetconnector
ConnectyourcomputertoaLANwiththeEthernetconnector.
DANGER
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.
Twoindicators,totheupperrightandleftoftheconnector,showthestatusofthenetworkconnection.
WhenyourcomputerconnectstoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkisavailable,theupperleftindicator
issteadygreen.Whiledataisbeingtransmitted,theupperrightindicatorblinksyellow.
Note:Ifyouattachyourcomputertoaportreplicatorordockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectoronthe
portreplicatorordockingstationtoconnecttoaLAN,nottheoneonthecomputer.
3Powerjack
Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjacktoprovideacpowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.
4Fanlouvers(rear)
Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.
Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
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