Asus M1A M1 Series Manual - Page 20

2. Knowing the Parts Left Side Refer to the diagram below to identify the components on the left side of the Notebook PC. 236mm 31mm Kensington® Lock Port Air Vent DC Power USB Port PC Card (PCMCIA) Input Jack Sockets PC Card Eject K Kensington® Lock Port The Kensington® lock port allows the Notebook PC to be secured using Kensington® compatible Notebook PC security products. These security products usually include a metal cable and lock that prevent the Notebook PC to be removed from a fixed object. Some security products may also include a motion detector to sound an alarm when moved. Air Vent The air vents allow fresh air to be used to circulate warm air out of the Notebook PC. Be careful not to block the air vents! DCIN 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. USB Port Universal Serial Bus (USB) supports many USB compatible devices such as keyboards, pointing devices, 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. PC Card (PCMCIA) Sockets and Eject One PCMCIA 2.1 compliant socket for one Type I or Type 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, and wireless network adapters. 20