Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E425 - Page 26

1Fanlouvers(left)
2Monitorconnector
3USBconnectors4eSATA/USBcomboconnector
5HDMIport
6Comboaudiojack
7Mediacardreaderslot
1Fanlouvers(left)
TheinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcooltheCPU.
Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
2Monitorconnector
Themonitorconnectorisusedtoconnectanexternalmonitororprojectortoyourcomputer.
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage42.
3USBconnectors
TheUSBconnectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaprinteror
adigitalcamera.
Note:YourcomputeriscompatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0.
4eSATA/USBcomboconnector
TheeSATA/USBconnectorisusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasa
printeroradigitalcamera.YoucanalsoconnectanexternalSATAdevice,suchasanexternalharddisk
drive,tothisconnector.
Note:YourcomputeriscompatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0.
5HDMIport
Yourcomputersupportsthehigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)port,adigitalaudioandvideo
interfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitorsuchasanHDTV.
6Comboaudiojack
Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadset,thathasa3.5mm4-pole
plug,tothecomboaudiojack.
Notes:
•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupressit,theheadsetmicrophonewill
bedisabled,andtheinternalmicrophonewillbeenabledinstead.
•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformationaboutthe
audiodevicessupportedbythecomboaudiojack,see“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage44
.
7Mediacardreaderslot
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveamediacardreaderslot.Themediacardreader
supportsthefollowingfourtypesofcards:
•SDcards
•SDHCcards
•SDXCcards
8UserGuide