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Note: Your computer keyboard might look different from the following illustration.
Figure 3. ThinkPad Edge E431 and E531 right-side view
1 Always On USB connector
4 ac power connector
2 Optical drive 5 Lenovo OneLink connector
3 Ethernet connector
1 Always On USB connector
By default, the Always On Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector enables you to charge some mobile digital
devices and smartphones when your computer is in sleep or hibernation mode.
If you want to charge these devices when your computer is turned off, do the following:
1. Connect the computer to an ac power supply.
2. Go to ThinkPad Setup and enable Always On USB Charge in off mode. For more information, see
“Cong menu” on page 106
.
3. Do one of the following:
• For Windows 7: Open the Power Manager program and click Global Power Settings or click
Advanced ➙ Global Power Settings. Then select Enable Always On USB and click OK.
• For Windows 8: Press the Windows key to go to the Start screen. Click Lenovo Settings ➙ Power.
Then select Enable when the computer is off under Always On USB.
2 Optical drive
The optical drive reads optical discs.
3 Ethernet connector
Connect your computer to a local area network (LAN) with the Ethernet connector.
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