Add-On Devices 
Connecting External Devices 
 
78  Reference Guide 
 
Connecting External Devices 
Your notebook’s connectors make it easy for you to use a wide variety of external 
devices: 
?? Printer or other parallel device. 
?? Universal serial bus (USB) devices. 
?? External keyboard and mouse. 
?? External monitor and television. 
?? Local area network (LAN). 
?? Audio devices such as external speakers, headphones, or stereo inputs. 
?? IEEE 1394 devices (selected models). 
To identify connectors for external devices 
The diagram below shows the connectors for external devices on the notebook. 
Note 
Before you connect any device, check its documentation to see if you need to make any 
settings or adjustments to the equipment before using it. This might include setting 
switches to configure the equipment so that it will operate properly with your notebook 
and the software you plan to use.