Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Built-in

86 keys or 87 keys, compatible with IBM®

 

 

enhanced keyboard, embedded numeric overlay,

 

 

dedicated cursor control,

and

keys.

 

 

See Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for details.

 

 

 

 

 

Pointing device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Built-in

A touchpad and control buttons in the palm rest

 

enable control of the on-screen pointer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery pack

The computer is powered by one rechargeable

 

lithium-ion battery pack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RTC battery

The internal RTC battery backs up the Real Time

 

Clock (RTC) and calendar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC adaptor

The universal AC adaptor provides power to the

 

system and recharges the batteries when they

 

 

 

 

are low. It comes with a detachable power cord.

 

 

Because it is universal, it can receive a range of

 

 

AC voltage between 100 and 240 volts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headphone

Enables connection of a stereo headphone.

 

 

 

 

 

Microphone

Enables connection of a microphone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External monitor

15-pin, analog VGA port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universal Serial Bus

Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) enable a chain

 

(USB 2.0)

connection of USB-equipped devices to your

 

 

computer through the ports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

i.LINK™

This port enables high-speed data transfer

 

(IEEE1394)

directly from external devices such as digital

 

 

video camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video-out port

This S-Video out port allows you to transfer

 

 

NTSC or PAL data to external devices. See

 

 

Chapter 8, Optional Devices, for details.

 

 

(Provided with some models)

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

This HDMI jack allows you to connect external

 

 

display/audio devices. (Provided with some

 

 

models)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Toshiba PRO A300D user manual Keyboard, Pointing device, Power, Ports

A300, PRO A300, PRO A300D, A300D specifications

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