Device Ports
Your LIFEBOOK notebook and the optional Port Replicator come equipped with multiple ports to which
you can connect external devices including: disk drives, keyboards, modems, printers, etc.
Universal Serial Bus Ports
The Universal Serial Bus ports (USB) allow you to connect USB devices such as external game pads,
pointing devices, keyboards and/or speakers. There is a USB 2.0 port on the right side of your notebook,
and a USB 2.0 with Anytime USB Charge and a USB 3.0 port on the left side.
USB 2.0 Port (with Anytime USB Charge)
The USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. USB 2.0 transfers data at up to 480
Mbps and is backward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices, which transfer data at up to 12 Mbps. The USB
2.0 port on the left panel has Anytime USB Charge capability, meaning that even when your system is
shut down, this port can still be used to provide power to an external device.
USB 3.0 Port
The USB 3.0 port on the left side of the system can be diffentiated from the USB 2.0 port by the blue center
pience in the port. The USB 3.0 port allows you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. USB 3.0
transfers data at up to 5Gbps and is backward-compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices.
In order to connect a USB device follow
these steps:
1
Align the connector with the port opening,
then push the connector into the port until
it is seated.
Figure 36. Connecting a USB Device
81 - Device Ports
USB Port