Asus L4E - Manual (Page 18)

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Knowing the Parts
Left Side
Refer to the diagram below to identify the components on the left side of the Notebook PC.
DC Power Input Jack
The supplied power adapter converts AC power to DC power for use with this jack. Power supplied
through this jack supplies power to the Notebook PC and charges the internal battery pack. To prevent
damage to the Notebook PC and battery pack, always use the supplied power adapter.
Fast Infrared Port (IrDA)
The fast infrared (IrDA) communication port allows convenient wireless data communication with in-
frared-equipped devices or computers up to 4 Mbits/sec. This allows easy wireless synchronization with
PDAs or mobile phones and even wireless printing to printers. If your office supports IrDA networking,
you can have wireless connection to a network anywhere provided there is a direct line of sight to an
IrDA node. Small offices can use IrDA technology to share a printer between several closely placed
Notebook PCs and even send files to each other without a network.
USB Ports
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 allows up to 127 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 peripherals can be connected or disconnected while the
Notebook PC is ON.
IEEE1394 Ports
Also known as iLINK (Sony) or FireWire (Apple). IEEE1394 is a high speed serial bus like SCSI but
has simple connections and hot-plugging capabilities like USB. The interface IEEE1394 has a band-
width of 100-400 Mbits/sec and can handle up to 63 units on the same bus. It is very likely that IEEE1394,
together with USB, will replace Parallel, IDE, SCSI, and EIDE ports. IEEE1394 is also used in high-
end
digital equipment and should be marked “DV” for Digital Video port.
PC Card (PCMCIA) Socket and Eject
One PCMCIA 2.1 compliant socket for one type I/II PC card is available. The socket supports 32-bit
CardBus. This allows accommodation of all Notebook PC expansion options such as memory cards,
ISDN, SCSI, Smart Cards, and wireless network adapters.
Fast IrDA
Port
PC Card (PCMCIA)
Socket
Hard Drive Compartment
(see bottom side)
DC Power Input Jack
3 USB Ports Air Vent
DC IN
IEEE
1394
Ports
1394