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Left side, Left side -3 – Toshiba Satellite M40 (PSM40) User Manual

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User’s Manual

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The Grand Tour

Left side

The following figure shows the computer’s left side.

The left side of the computer

Fan vent

Express card slot

External monitor port

Parallel port

USB Port

PC Card slot

Parallel port

This Centronics-compatible, 25-pin parallel port

is used to connect a parallel printer or other

parallel device. This port supports Extended

Capabilities Port (ECP) standard. (Provided with

some models)

External monitor

port

This 15-pin port lets you connect an external

monitor.

Fan vent

Provides air flow for the fan.

Be careful not to block the fan vent. Also be careful to keep foreign objects

out of the vents. A pin or similar object can damage the computer’s

circuitry.

Universal Serial Bus

port

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) port comply with

USB 2.0 standards,which enables data transfer

speeds 40 times faster than the USB 1.1

standards. (The port also support USB 1.1.)

Keep foreign objects out of the USB connectors. A pin or similar object can

damage the computer’s circuitry.

Operation of all functions of all USB devices has not been confirmed. some

functions might not execute properly.

PC Card Slot

The PC Card slot can accommodate one 5 mm

PC Card (Type II). The slot supports 16-bit PC

Card and 32-bit CardBus PC Card.