1Fanlouvers(left)
Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.
Note:T oavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
2Monitorconnect or
Youcanattachanexternalmonitororaprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaycomputerinformation.
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage48.
3USBconnectors
TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,
suchasaprinteroradigitalcamera.
Note:YourcomputeriscompatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0.
4eSATA/USBcomboconnector
TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,
suchasaprinteroradigitalcamera.
Note:YourcomputeriscompatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0.
YoucanalsoconnectanexternalSATAdevice,suchasanexternalharddiskdrive,tothisconnector
onsomemodels.
Note:T oavoiddamagingtheconnector,becarefulwhenyouattachacablefromtheexternalSATAdevice
totheconnector.
5HDMIport
YourThinkPadNotebooksupportsthehigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)port,anext-generation
digitalaudio/videointerfacethatenablesyoutoconnectittoacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideo
monitorsuchasanHDTV.
6Comboaudiojack
Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadset,thathasa3.5mm4-pole
plug,tothecomboaudiojack.
Notes:
•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupr essit,theheadsetmicrophonewill
bedisabled,andtheinternalmicrophonewillbeenabledinstead.
•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformationabouttheaudio
devicessupportedbythecomboaudiojackofyourcomputer,see“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage51.
7Mediacar dreaderslot
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermayhaveamediacardreaderslot.Themediacardreader
supportsthefollowingcards:
•SDcard
•SDHCcard
•SDXCcard
•MultiMediaCard
8UserGuide