Toshiba A40 manual Features Hardware Overview

1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview

‰Display

The display comes in the following three types:

•14.1-inch XGA TFT LCD (1024 ⋅ 768 pixels with 16M colors)

•15.0-inch XGA TFT LCD (1024 ⋅ 768 pixels with 16M colors)

•15.0-inch SXGA+ TFT LCD (1400 ⋅ 1050 pixels with 16M colors)

‰Keyboard

An easy-to-use 85(US)-/86(UK)-key keyboard (101 Key emulation). A Windows key is supported.

‰Touch pad

A touch pad is installed as a pointing device.

‰Batteries

A RTC battery is mounted inside the computer.

The main battery is a detachable lithium ion battery (8,400mAh: Li-Ion, 12cell).

‰USB (Universal Serial Bus)

The computer has four USB ports, which support USB2.0.

‰IEEE 1394 port

The computer comes with one IEEE 1394 port. It enables high-speed data transfer directly from external devices such as digital video cameras.

‰Parallel port

The parallel port enables connection of parallel printer or other parallel devices (ECP compatible).

‰External monitor port

The port enables connection of an external monitor, which is recognized automatically by Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) Display Data Channel (DDC) 2B compatible functions.

‰PC card slot

The PC card slot accepts one Type II (5mm thick) card. The slot is equipped with an ejector and supports ToPIC-100 (3.3V/CardBus).

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