Left side
NOTE: Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section.
Item Component Description
(1) Power connector Connects an AC adapter.
(2) 1394 port Connects an optional IEEE 1394 or 1394a device, such
as a camcorder.
(3) USB 3.0 ports (2) Connect optional USB 3.0 devices and provide
enhanced USB power performance.
(4) HP ExpressCard slot or Smart Card reader
(depending on configuration)
Supports optional ExpressCards or smart cards.
(5) Media Card Reader Supports the following digital card formats:
● MultiMediaCard (MMC)
●
MMC+
●
Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card
● SDHC
● SDXC
(6) Upgrade bay (optical drive shown) The upgrade bay can hold a weight-saver option, a hard
drive, or an optical drive that reads an optical disc.
NOTE: On select models, the optical drive also writes
to an optical disc.
(7) Optical drive eject button (select
models only)
Releases the disc tray.
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