PORTÉGÉ M780

Back

The following figure shows the computer’s back.

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1.Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) port

2.External monitor port

3.DC IN 15V jack

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4.LAN jack

5.Link indicator (green)

6.LAN active indicator (orange)

Figure 2-4 The back of the computer

Universal Serial Bus One Universal Serial Bus port, which complies to

(USB 2.0) port the USB 2.0 standard, is provided on the back of the computer.

Keep foreign metal objects, such as screws, staples and paper clips, out of the USB connectors. Foreign metal objects can create a short circuit, which can cause damage and fire, possibly resulting in serious injury.

Please note that it is not possible to confirm the operation of all functions of all USB devices that are available. In view of this it may be noted that some functions associated with a specific device might not operate properly.

External monitorThis port allows you to connect an external

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monitor to the computer.

 

 

DC IN 15V jackThe AC adaptor connects to this jack in order to

 

power the computer and charge its internal

 

batteries. Please note that you should only use

 

the model of AC adaptor supplied with the

 

computer at the time of purchase - using the

 

wrong AC adaptor can cause damage to the

 

computer.

 

 

LAN jackThis jack lets you connect to a LAN. The adaptor

 

has built-in support for Ethernet LAN

 

(10 megabits per second, 10BASE-T),

 

Fast Ethernet LAN (100 megabits per second,

 

100BASE-TX) and Gigabit Ethernet LAN

 

(1000 megabits per second, 1000BASE-T).

 

Refer to Chapter 4, Operating Basics, for details.

 

 

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User’s Manual