Rear View; Status Indicators - Lenovo ThinkPad T530i User Manual

Note: The hidden service partition is the reason why there is less free space than expected on your hard
disk drive or solid-state drive. This reduction is more noticeable on the solid-state drive because of its
smaller capacity.

Rear view

Figure 5. ThinkPad T530, T530i, and W530 rear view
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Always On USB connector
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Fan louvers
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Always On USB connector
By default, the Always On USB connector enables you to charge some mobile digital devices and
smartphones when your computer is in sleep or hibernation mode.
If you want to charge these devices when your computer is turned off, do the following:
1. Connect the computer to an ac power supply.
2. Go to ThinkPad Setup and enable Always On USB Charge in off mode. For more information, see
"Config menu" on page 115.
3. Do one of the following:
• For Windows 7: Start the Power Manager program and click the Global Power Settings tab. Then
select the Enable Always On USB check box.
• For Windows 8: Press the Windows key to go to the Start screen. Click Lenovo Settings ➙ Power.
Then select the Enable when the computer is off check box.
2 Power jack
Connect the ac power adapter to the power jack to provide ac power to the computer and charge the battery.
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Fan louvers
The internal fan and louvers enable air to circulate in the computer and cool the central processor.
Note: To avoid impeding airflow, do not place any obstacle in front of the fan.

Status indicators

Your computer has system-status indicators and power-status indicators. The status indicators show the
current status of your computer.
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User Guide
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Power jack