Asus W5A - Manual (Page 16)

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Knowing the Parts
Left Side
Refer to the diagram below to identify the components on this side of the Notebook PC.
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.
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.
Flash Memory Slot
Normally a PCMCIA or USB 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 several flash memory cards. More information is
provided in section 4 of this manual.
LAN Port (100/10)
The RJ-45 LAN port supports an RJ-45 Ethernet cable. The internal LAN supports 100BASE-TX/
10BASE-T standards. The built-in RJ45 port allows convenient use without additional adapters.
Modem Port
The RJ-11 telephone port supports an RJ-11 telephone cable. The internal modem supports up to 56K
V.90 transfers. The built-in connector allows convenient use without a dongle.
Flash Memory Slot
Modem
Port
LAN Port
RECORDER
1394
Port
Emergency
Eject
Electronic
Eject
Optical
Drive
Activity
Indicator
USB Port
2.0 USB Port (2.0/1.1) See description on “Right Side”