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1Fan louver
The internal fan and louvers enable air to circulate in the computer and cool the central processor.
Note: To avoid impeding airow, do not place any obstacle in front of the fan.
2Emergency reset hole
If the computer does not respond, remove the ac power adapter and reset the computer by inserting a
straightened paper clip into the emergency reset hole to turn off the computer.
3Integrated battery
Use your computer with the battery power whenever ac power is unavailable.
You can use the Power Manager program to adjust your power settings as needed. For details, see the help
information system of the Power Manager program.
4Hard disk drive or solid state drive
Depending on models, your computer might have a large-capacity, customer-upgradable hard disk drive
that can meet a variety of storage demands.
Some models are equipped with a solid state drive for data storage, making your computer lighter, smaller,
and faster.
Note: The hidden service partition is the reason why there is less free space than expected on your hard
disk drive or solid state drive. This reduction is more noticeable on the solid state drive because of its
smaller capacity.
Rear view
Figure 5. ThinkPad Edge S430 rear view
1Subscriber Identication Module (SIM) card slot
1Subscriber Identication Module (SIM) card slot
If your computer has a wireless WAN feature, it might require a SIM card to establish wireless WAN
connections. Depending on the country of delivery, the SIM card might be already installed in the SIM
card slot.
Status indicators
The status indicators show the current status of your computer.
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