NVIDIAOptimusGraphicsenablesadynamicswitch,thatis,aswitchwithnoneedtorestartyourcomputer
betweenHighPerformanceandEnergySavingGraphics.
Note:TousetheDisplayPortfeatureorDVImonitoronthedockingstation,youneedtoswitchtoHigh
PerformanceGraphics.
SwitchingtheGraphicsProcessingUnit
IfyourcomputersupportsNVIDIAOptimusGraphics,theGraphicsProcessingUnitisswitchedautomatically
dependingonthesettingsofthepowerplanyouuse.
Note:IfyourcomputerisrunningWindowsXP,youcannotswitchtheGPU.
Usingaudiofeatures
Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:
•Comboaudiojack,1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter
•Built-instereospeakers
•Built-indualarr aydigitalmicrophone
Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures:
•CompliantwithInt elHighDenitionAudio.
•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVlesin16-bitor24-bitformat.
•PlaybackofaW AVleatasamplerateof44.1KHzto192KHz.
•PlaybackofMIDIlesthroughaWavetablesynthesizerunderMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystems.
•PlaybackofMP3lesthroughtheWindowsMediaPlayerorasoftwareMP3player.
•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattachedeithertothecomboaudiojackof
yourcomput erortothemicrophonejackoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,theThinkP adMiniDock
PlusSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3(170W).
Note:Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.
Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothejacksonyourcomputeror
dockingstationaresupported.
Table6.Audiofeaturelist
Headsetwitha3.5mm
4-poleplug
ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone
ComboaudiojackHeadphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported
Headphonefunction
supported
Notsupported
Headphonejackofthe
dockingstation
Onlyheadphonefunction
supported
Microphonefunctionnot
supported
Headphonefunction
supported
Notsupported
Microphonejackofthe
dockingstation
NotsupportedNotsupportedMicrophonefunction
supported
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