Using The Nvidia Optimus Graphics Feature; Using Audio Features - Lenovo ThinkPad S430 User Manual

It might take several seconds before the projector displays the image. If you do not see your desktop
displayed after 60 seconds, press F6 to switch between different display output locations.
Your projector might have one or more audio-input connectors. To project sound, you will need to attach the
combo audio jack on your computer to these connectors, using an audio cable (commercially available).

Using the NVIDIA Optimus Graphics feature

Some ThinkPad notebook computers support the NVIDIA Optimus Graphics feature.
To achieve the best balance between the computer performance and a long battery life, depending on the
graphics quality demand of the running program and the settings of the power plan that you use, the NVIDIA
Optimus Graphics feature automatically switches between High Performance Graphics and Energy Saving
Graphics, with no need to restart your computer, close programs, or intervene manually.

Using audio features

Your computer is equipped with the following:
• Combo audio jack, 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) in diameter
• Built-in stereo speakers
• Built-in digital microphone
Your computer also has an audio chip that enables you to enjoy various multimedia audio features:
• Compliant with Intel High Definition Audio
• Recording and playback of PCM and WAV files in 16-bit or 24-bit format
• Playback of a WAV file at a sample rate of 44.1KHz to 192 KHz
• Playback of MIDI files through a Wave table synthesizer under Microsoft Windows operating systems
• Playback of MP3 files through the Windows Media Player or a software MP3 player
• Recording from various sound sources
Note: The combo audio jack does not support a conventional microphone.
The following table shows which functions of the audio devices attached to the jacks on your computer are
supported.
Table 3. Audio feature list
Jack
Combo audio jack
Configuring for sound recording
To configure the microphone for optimized sound recording, open the Realtek HD Audio Manager window
by doing the following:
Open Control Panel. Then click Hardware and Sound ➙ Realtek HD Audio Manager. The Realtek HD
Audio Manager window opens.
Headset with a 3.5 mm
4-pole plug
Headphone and
microphone functions
supported
Conventional
headphone
Headphone function
supported
Chapter 2
Conventional
microphone
Not supported
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Using your computer