What is this small port on my laptop?

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I have a laptop that is a couple years old, and noticed a port on the side that I don't recognize. It is small and looks like a USB mini jack, and has a symbol next to it that looks like a computer monitor with two bars next to it.

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Does anyone know what this port is, and what's it's for?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 04 '13 at 16:36

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I found it in the manual (laptop is a Lenovo U510). I should have looked there first!

It is a Mini-VGA port.

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answered Nov 04 '13 at 16:36

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 04 '13 at 17:01

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This is a Mini-DVI port. Here is a drawing of some common display port types:

Display interface connections

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edited Nov 04 '13 at 17:01

Daniel Andersson

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answered Nov 04 '13 at 15:46

John

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Dave · Answer 3 · 2014-09-11T15:01:53.933

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It is a mini VGA port. Even looking at the connectors you can see it could fit.

edited Sep 11 '14 at 15:01

answered Nov 04 '13 at 15:45

Dave

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What is this small port on my laptop?

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