Can't figure out what this is... the one in the middle with the "P" (or is that a "D"?) over it. It looks like eSATA to me but the laptop isn't supposed to have eSATA so I just want to make sure.
Look up the manual for the laptop online using the model number (or look in the actual printed manual, if you have it).
thisliquidat0r wrote:
Look up the manual for the laptop online using the model number (or look in the actual printed manual, if you have it).
mine eSATA looks different
I would guess its the port for a docking station. But the best bet to be sure is to look up the manual for it.
It's not eSATA.
It's a DisplayPort. My laptop has one too
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That never seemed to take off as much as I thought it would. I guess HDMI kind of took over.max wrote:
It's a DisplayPort. My laptop has one too
Eh. HDMI/DisplayPort/DVI need to stay at a physical level. DP came about for the sake of a few upgrades to HDMI and DPCP. Why couldn't HDMI be developed further and made backwards compatible? Instead, users are required to buy new hardware because of changes to the software.
As an aside, why the hell is the DP port keyed twice? With the U shaped plug, there's only one way you can put it in. You don't need the angled corner; or vice versa.
As an aside, why the hell is the DP port keyed twice? With the U shaped plug, there's only one way you can put it in. You don't need the angled corner; or vice versa.
Makes it easier to tell which way it's going in. I hate always having to guess with USB if I'm putting it in blindly.
If you're plugging any cord in blindly, there's a 50/50 chance you're going to have to swap it around. The corner is easier to see then the U plug but that only helps if you can see both the plug and cable.ghettoperson wrote:
Makes it easier to tell which way it's going in. I hate always having to guess with USB if I'm putting it in blindly.
Name that port? I'd go with Eric.
Well not entirely blind. You know what I mean. You have your head stuck around the back of a computer and you can't make out what's going on, but you can see where it's gotta go, but not what's inside.Defiance wrote:
If you're plugging any cord in blindly, there's a 50/50 chance you're going to have to swap it around. The corner is easier to see then the U plug but that only helps if you can see both the plug and cable.ghettoperson wrote:
Makes it easier to tell which way it's going in. I hate always having to guess with USB if I'm putting it in blindly.
For male plugs: If horizontal, USB logo almost always on top. If vertical, from front of the PC, USB logo almost always on the right.ghettoperson wrote:
Well not entirely blind. You know what I mean. You have your head stuck around the back of a computer and you can't make out what's going on, but you can see where it's gotta go, but not what's inside.Defiance wrote:
If you're plugging any cord in blindly, there's a 50/50 chance you're going to have to swap it around. The corner is easier to see then the U plug but that only helps if you can see both the plug and cable.ghettoperson wrote:
Makes it easier to tell which way it's going in. I hate always having to guess with USB if I'm putting it in blindly.
I looked in the laptop manual and found that I have IEEE 1394 connector (it doesn't give any more detail, just says "1394 connector"). So I'm in the market for an external HDD that supports this. I see on newegg that there is 1394a and 1394b.
Google/wiki don't make this clear, so will a 1394b external HDD be compatible with my IEEE 1394 port?
EDIT: My port is only a 4 pin so I believe the answer is no, it will not support 1394b. This sucks, wish I had thought about this before buying this Lenovo with a 64GB SSD
Google/wiki don't make this clear, so will a 1394b external HDD be compatible with my IEEE 1394 port?
EDIT: My port is only a 4 pin so I believe the answer is no, it will not support 1394b. This sucks, wish I had thought about this before buying this Lenovo with a 64GB SSD
Last edited by SpIk3y (2009-07-09 17:10:50)
Display port, apparently its going to take over HDMI. After reading the whole thread I realize I am Very Very late
Last edited by GR34 (2009-07-09 17:34:47)
Best as I recall, there aren't that many devices that support 1394b (aka Firewire B). A lot of camera stuff used to do A, but USB 2.0 came out and replaced it. Then B came out, but I think it was too expensive to make, even though it had the potential to be faster than USB 2.0 (Gb/s versus Mb/s) ... eSATA, IIRC though, is also rated at the speeds that 1394b is rated at. So perhaps eSATA pushed it out of the market.SpIk3y wrote:
I looked in the laptop manual and found that I have IEEE 1394 connector (it doesn't give any more detail, just says "1394 connector"). So I'm in the market for an external HDD that supports this. I see on newegg that there is 1394a and 1394b.
Google/wiki don't make this clear, so will a 1394b external HDD be compatible with my IEEE 1394 port?
EDIT: My port is only a 4 pin so I believe the answer is no, it will not support 1394b. This sucks, wish I had thought about this before buying this Lenovo with a 64GB SSD
Eric the fish, Eric the cat, Eric the dog, Eric the bee?VspyVspy wrote:
Name that port? I'd go with Eric.
Don't get me started on MP!
And it's Eric the half-a-bee, who was bisected accidentally.
And it's Eric the half-a-bee, who was bisected accidentally.
D...P...
Display Port
..right?
Display Port
..right?
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Is that [MP] Monty Python or Michael Palin?SpIk3y wrote:
Don't get me started on MP!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnq96W9jtuw
And it's Eric the half-a-bee, who was bisected accidentally.
Both are great.
I used to do tech support for Michael Palin. Fixed several of his computers. Seemed a bloody nice chap.
The references would be to Monty Python.Bertster7 wrote:
Is that [MP] Monty Python or Michael Palin?SpIk3y wrote:
Don't get me started on MP!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnq96W9jtuw
And it's Eric the half-a-bee, who was bisected accidentally.
Both are great.
I used to do tech support for Michael Palin. Fixed several of his computers. Seemed a bloody nice chap.
WHAT!!?? YOU MET MICHAEL PALIN? I'm gonna have to call bullshit, but if you really did... well I'd give my left nut just to see him in person. Just looking at him makes me laugh. Might be my favorite Python, but choosing a favorite is nearly impossible for me. Did you "meet" any of the other pythons?Bertster7 wrote:
Is that [MP] Monty Python or Michael Palin?SpIk3y wrote:
Don't get me started on MP!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnq96W9jtuw
And it's Eric the half-a-bee, who was bisected accidentally.
Both are great.
I used to do tech support for Michael Palin. Fixed several of his computers. Seemed a bloody nice chap.
Just like HD DVDs are going to take over Blu Ray? Oh wait...GR34 wrote:
Display port, apparently its going to take over HDMI. After reading the whole thread I realize I am Very Very late
Since the OP question has been solved...SpIk3y wrote:
Might be my favorite Python, but choosing a favorite is nearly impossible for me.
Nah, easy. Cleese.
/war