Introduction

Display

The computer’s LCD panel supports highresolution video graphics. The screen can be set at a wide range of viewing angles for maximum comfort and readability.

Builtin

15.0"XGA/SXGA+TFT screen, 16 M colours, with

 

the following resolution:

 

XGA, 1024 horizontal × 768 vertical pixels

 

 

Graphics controller

Graphics controller maximizes display

 

performance. Refer to Appendix D for more

 

information.

 

 

Keyboard

Builtin

85 keys or 86 keys, compatible with IBM

 

enhanced keyboard, embedded numeric overlay,

 

dedicated cursor control, and two Windows

 

keys. See Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for details.

 

 

Pointing device

Builtin Touch pad A Touch pad and control buttons in the palm rest enable control of the onscreen pointer.

Ports

Parallel

Parallel printer or other parallel device (ECP

 

compatible).

 

 

External monitor

15pin, analog VGA port supports VESA DDC2B

 

compatible functions.

 

 

Universal Serial Bus

The computer has four Universal Serial Bus ports

(USB 2.0)

that comply with the USB 2.0 standard, which

 

enables data transfer speeds 40 times faster

 

than the USB 1.1 standard. (The ports also

 

support USB 1.1.)

 

 

Slots

PC card

The PC card slot accommodates one 5 mm

 

Type II card.

 

 

TOSHIBA A40 Series

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