User's Manual

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Knowing the Parts 2
1394 Port
IEEE1394 is a high speed serial bus like SCSI but has simple connections and hot-plugging capabilities
like USB. The interface IEEE1394 has a bandwidth of 100-400 Mbits/sec and can handle up to 63 units
on the same bus. IEEE1394 is also used in high-end digital equipment and should be marked “DV” for
Digital Video port.
PC Card Slot and Eject
One PCMCIA 2.1 compliant PC Card socket is available to support one type I/II PC card. The socket
supports 32-bit CardBus. This allows accommodation of Notebook PC expansion options such as memory
cards, ISDN, SCSI, Smart Cards, and wireless network adapters.
Flash Memory Slot
Normally a PCMCIA memory card reader must be purchased separately
in order to use memory cards from devices such as digital cameras, MP3
players, mobile phones, and PDAs. This Notebook PC has a built-in
memory card reader that can read the following flash memory cards:
Secure Digital (SD), Multi-Media Card (MMC), Memory Stick (MS),
Memory Stick Select (MS Select), Memory Stick Duo (with MS adapter),
Memory Stick Pro, and Memory Stick Pro Duo (with MS Pro adapter).
The built-in memory card reader is not only convenient, but also faster
than most other forms of memory card readers because it utilizes the
high-bandwidth PCI bus.
MMC/SD
MS/Pro
IMPORTANT! Never remove cards while or immediately after reading, copying, for-
matting, or deleting data on the card or else data loss may occur.
USB Ports (1.1 & 2.0)
Universal Serial Bus (USB) supports many USB compatible devices such as keyboards, pointing de-
vices, video cameras, modems, hard disk drives, printers, monitors, and scanners connected in a series
up to 12Mbits/sec (USB 1.1) and 480Mbits/sec (USB 2.0). USB allows many devices to run simulta-
neously on a single computer, with peripherals such as USB keyboards and some newer monitors
acting as additional plug-in sites or hubs. USB supports hot-swapping of devices so that peripherals can
be connected or disconnected without restarting the computer.