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Your computer features top-rated components. This chapter provides details about your components, where
they are located, and how they work.
Right side
Identify the components on the right side of the computer.
Table 2-1
Right-side components and their descriptions
Component
Description
(1)
USB Type-C® SuperSpeed 5 Gbps port with HP
Sleep and Charge and DisplayPort™ output
Connects a USB device, provides high-speed data transfer, and
charges small devices (such as a smartphone), even when the
computer is off.
NOTE:
Use a standard USB Type-C charging cable or cable
adapter (purchased separately) when charging a small external
device.
– and –
Connects a display device that has a USB Type-C connector,
providing DisplayPort output.
(2)
RJ-45 (network) status lights
●
White: The network is connected.
●
Amber: Activity is occurring on the network.
(3)
RJ-45 (network) jack
Connects a network cable.
(4)
USB SuperSpeed 5 Gbps port
Connects a USB device, provides high-speed data transfer,
and (for select products) charges small devices (such as a
smartphone) when the computer is on or in Sleep mode.
NOTE:
Use a standard USB Type-A charging cable or cable
adapter (purchased separately) when charging a small external
device.
(5)
HDMI port
Connects an optional video or audio device, such as a high-
definition television, any compatible digital or audio component,
or a high-speed High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
device.
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