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- Device Ports
Device Ports
Your LifeBook notebook comes equipped with multiple ports to which you can connect an external device
including disk drives, keyboards, modems, printers, etc.
IEEE 1394 Jack
The 4-pin IEEE 1394 (Firewire) jack is a high-speed
interface (400 Mbps) that can be used to transfer large
amounts of data between your notebook and a Firewire
peripheral such as a digital camera, external hard drive,
or video camera. Hot-swappable and plug-n-play, it is
much faster than USB 1.1, CardBus, or parallel port. To
connect a 1394 device, follow these steps:
Figure 21. IEEE 1394 Interface
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