User’s Manual 2-3
The Grand Tour
Left side
The following figure shows the computer's left side.
The left side of the computer
Cooling VentsExternal Monitor
Port
Universal Serial
Bus (USB 2.0)
i.LINK
(IEEE 1394a)
Port
LAN
Jack
TV Out
Port
HDMI
port
Express
Card Slot
eSATA/USB
combo port
External Monitor
Port
This 15-pin port lets you connect an external
video display.
Cooling Vents Cooling vents help prevent the CPU from
overheating.
Do not block the cooling vents. Also ensure that foreign objects are kept
out of the vents as items such as pins or similar objects, which can
damage the computer's circuitry.
eSATA/
eSATA/USB combo
port
eSATA/USB combo port port supports the USB
2.0 and the eSATA function.
Universal Serial Bus
(USB 2.0)
Universal Serial Bus ports which comply to the
USB 2.0 standard, are provided. The ports with
the icon ( ) have USB Sleep and Charge
function.
ExpressCard Slot This slot allows you to insert an ExpressCard. An
ExpressCard is a small, modular add-in card
technology based on PCI Express and the
Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. The max.
transmission rate is 2.5Gbps. ExpressCard/34
and ExpressCard/54 types are supported.
TV Out Port Connect a 4-pin S-video cable into this connector
in order to output either an NTSC or PAL
television signal.
HDMI port This port allows you to connect digitally to an
HDTV or home theater receiver.