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1Securitykeyhole
Purchaseasecuritycablelockthattsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect
yourcomputerfromtheft.
2Fanlouvers(left)
Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.
Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
3VGAconnector
Attachavideographicsarray(VGA)compatiblemonitororprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaythe
computeroutput.
4USB3.0connectors
TheUSB3.0connectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasa
USBprinteroradigitalcamera.
Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.
5HDMIport
Yourcomputersupportsthehigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)port,adigitalaudio,andvideo
interfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasanhigh-denition
television(HDTV).
6Comboaudiojack
Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole
plugtothecomboaudiojack.
Notes:
•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.If
youpressit,theheadsetmicrophonewillbedisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputer
willbeenabledinstead.
•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using
audiofeatures”onpage42.
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