Toshiba M400 User Guide

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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
Cooling vents
Security lock slot
PC card slot
PC card eject button
i.LINK (IEEE1394) port
Universal Serial bus (USB 2.0) 
ports
Cooling vents
Cooling vents help CPU keep from overheating.
Do not block the cooling vents. Keep foreign metal objects, such as 
screws, staples and paper clips, out of the cooling vents. Foreign metal 
objects can create a short circuit, which can cause damage and fire, 
possibly resulting in serious injury.
Security lock slot
A security cable attaches to this slot. The 
optional security cable anchors your computer to 
a desk or other large object to deter theft.
Universal Serial Bus 
(USB 2.0) ports
Two Universal Serial Bus ports are on the left 
side. The ports comply with the USB 2.0 
standard.
Keep foreign metal objects, such as screws, staples and paper clips, out of 
the USB connectors. Foreign metal objects can create a short circuit, 
which can cause damage and fire, possibly resulting in serious injury.
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 a Type II 
card. The slot supports 16-bit PC cards and 
CardBus PC cards.
PC card eject button
This button is used to remove a PC card from the 
PC card slot.
Keep foreign metal objects, such as screws, staples and paper clips, out of 
the PC Card slot. Foreign metal objects can create a short circuit, which 
can cause damage and fire, possibly resulting in serious injury.