1Powerjack
Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjacktoprovideacpowert othecomputerandchargethebattery.
2Ethernetconnector
ConnectyourcomputertoaLANthroughtheEthernetconnector.
DANGER
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector .
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.
Twoindicators,totheupperrightandleftoftheconnector,showthestatusofthenetworkconnection.
WhenyourcomputerconnectstoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkisavailable,theupperleftindicator
issteadygreen.Whiledataisbeingtransmitted,theupperrightindicatorblinksyellow.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertoaThinkPaddockingstationorportreplicator ,usetheEthernet
connectoronthedockingstationorportreplicatortoconnecttoaLAN,nottheoneonthecomputer.
3USB3.0connector
TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSB
printeroradigitalcamera.
Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnect ormightbedamaged.
4MiniDisplayPortconnectororThunderboltconnector
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputercouldhaveeitheraMiniDisplayPortconnectorora
Thunderboltconnect or.
UsetheMiniDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector ,externalmonitor,or
high-denitiont elevision.
TheThunderboltconnectorenablesyoutoconnectyourcomputertoaThunderboltcompatibledeviceora
MiniDisplayPortcompatibledevice,suchasaprojector,externalmonitor,orhigh-denitiontelevision.
5AlwaysOnUSBconnector
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochar gesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphoneswhenthecomputerispoweredoff,providedthattheacpoweradapterisconnected.
Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputeristurnedoff,youneedtoconnectthecomputerto
anacpowersupplyandenabletheAlwaysOnUSBsettingsinThinkPadSetupandthePowerManager
program.Formoreinformation,see“Congmenu”onpage115.
6Videographicsarray(VGA)connect or
AttachaVGAcompatiblemonitororprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaythecomputeroutput.
Note:Ifyouattachyourcomputertoadockingstationorportreplicator,usetheVGAconnectoronthe
dockingstationorportreplicator,nottheoneonthecomputer.
Fordetails,see“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage36.
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