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Knowing the Parts
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Optical Drive
The Notebook PC comes in various models with different optical drives. The
Notebook PC’s optical drive may support compact discs (CD) and/or digital
video discs (DVD) and may have recordable (R) or re-writable (RW)
capabilities. See the marketing specifications for details on each model.
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Optical Drive Electronic Eject
The optical drive eject has an electronic eject button for opening the tray. You can also eject
the optical drive tray through any software player or by right clicking the optical drive in
Windows™ “My Computer.”
Optical Drive Emergency Eject
The emergency eject is used to eject the optical drive tray in case the electronic eject
does not work. Do not use the emergency eject in place of the electronic eject.
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TV-Out Port
The TV-Out port is an S-Video connector that allows routing the Notebook
PC’s display to a television or video projection device. You can choose
between simultaneouly or single display. Use an S-Video cable (not provided)
for high quality displays or use the provided RCA to S-Video adapter for
standard video devices. This port supports both NTSC and PAL formats.
Antenna Input
The antenna input is for TV or FM Radio (on selected models) frequency signal and
allows for use with the provided digital TV/FM antenna or input from subscription
television services. The provided antenna can receive digital TV or FM radio. Cable
service connection can receive digital TV, analog TV, or FM radio depending on paid
services.
Note: Use the provided adapter for use with coaxial connectors.
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USB Port (2.0/1.1)
The Universal Serial Bus is compatible with USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 devices such as keyboards,
pointing devices, cameras, hard disk drives, printers, 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
simultaneously 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 most peripherals can be connected or disconnected without restarting the computer.