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Figure3.ThinkPadT430andT430ileft-sideview
1Fanlouvers(left)2Monitorconnector
3Comboaudiojack4MiniDisplayPortconnector
5USB3.0connectors
1Fanlouvers(left)
Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.
Note:T oavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
2Monitorconnect or
Youcanattachanexternalmonitororaprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaycomputeroutput.
Note:Ifyouattachyourcomputertoaportreplicatororadockingstationanduseamonitorconnector,use
themonitorconnectorontheportreplicatorordockingstation,nottheoneonthecomputer.
Fordetails,referto“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage39.
3Comboaudiojack
Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole
plugt othecomboaudiojack.
Notes:
•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhone®mobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupressit,theheadsetmicrophonewillbe
disabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.
•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.
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