Toshiba SATELLITE A500 User Manual
Page 30
1-6
User’s Manual
A500/A500D series
Power
Ports
Slots
Battery pack
The computer is powered by one rechargeable
lithium-ion battery pack.
RTC battery
The internal RTC battery backs up the Real Time
Clock (RTC) and calendar.
AC adaptor
The AC adaptor provides power to the system
and recharges the batteries when they are low.
It comes with a detachable power cord which will
either have a 2-pin or 3-pin plug enclosure.
As the AC adaptor is universal, it can receive a
range of AC voltages from 100 to 240 volts,
however you should note that the output current
varies among different models. Using the wrong
adaptor can damage your computer. Refer to the
section in Chapter 2,
External monitor
This port provides 15-pin, analog VGA port.This
port allows you to connect an external monitor to
the computer. Some models include this feature.
Universal Serial Bus
(USB 2.0)
The computer supports multiple Universal Serial
Bus ports that comply with the USB 2.0 standard.
The ports with the (
) has a
TOSHIBA USB Sleep and Charge function
One of the USB ports has an eSATA (External
Serial ATA) function.
ExpressCard™
The internal ExpressCard slot is a Universal slot.
This slot supports ExpressCard/54 and
ExpressCard/34 modules.
Bridge media
This slot lets you insert an SD™/SDHC™
memory card, miniSD™/microSD™ Card,
Memory Stick
®
(PRO™/PRO Duo™),
xD-Picture Card™ and MultiMediaCard™. Refer
to Chapter 8,
.
SIM card
This slot (located underneath the battery pack)
allows you to transfer information from a
standard 25mm Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)
card to your computer. The SIM card slot is only
featured on some models.