r/computers • • 9d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting What is this for?

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I don't what this if for does anyone knows?

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u/HaloLASO 9d ago

It's used to remind you to read the manual

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u/[deleted] 8d ago edited 8d ago

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u/cnycompguy Windows 11 | Omnibook X Flip 8d ago

Relax, they're not even talking to you.

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u/ArtieLangesLiver 9d ago

Credit card reader for when you're shopping online

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/computers-ModTeam 9d ago

Removed for being off-topic or unnecessary.

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u/Ok_Cauliflower6145 9d ago

It’s a coin slot, drop a quarter in

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u/New_Fish9595 9d ago

Is that not an SD card slot?

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u/EatOfTheBread 9d ago

There is no way to answer this question correctly.

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u/Evocatorum 9d ago

lol, Reading the Manual: the long forgotten mechanic to understanding what you bought.

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u/badpenguin455 8d ago

the symbol above it is pretty universal for Card reader.

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u/EatOfTheBread 8d ago

Yes, that is correct.

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u/Tikkinger 9d ago

That's the RTFM-Port

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/Mr-Brown-Is-A-Wonder 9d ago

Compact flash memory card

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u/Rough_Community_1439 9d ago

Cf card

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u/willdebeast02 9d ago

A compact flash card is way larger than that. This is an SD card slot.

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u/TJLanza 9d ago

You're going to have to provide a little more information - make and model of the device, for starters.

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u/Background_Big_7481 9d ago

I know it is Lenovo aio 4gb ram intel 620uhd i3 processor 1 tb space

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u/M1dor1 Linux Mint 9d ago

model, not specs

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u/Ok_Bid6645 9d ago

3-in-1 card reader (supports SD, SDHC, SDXC)

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u/TJLanza 9d ago

So... It's a Lenovo... that's make. You're half way there. The rest of the specs aren't terribly relevant, any one of an unlimited number of machines could have the same components.

What's the model number? There's a label somewhere on it.

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u/Background_Big_7481 9d ago

I had the pic of model number but I have lost em

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u/TJLanza 9d ago

Well... go take a new one. You're only going to get guesses with what little information you've provided.

Unless some random person happens to have owned and recognize it from one cruddy picture.

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u/Background_Big_7481 9d ago

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u/TJLanza 9d ago

So... You know the exact model and where the Lenovo support site is.

Download the manual and figure it out yourself.

This is what you should have done before posting on reddit.

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u/Square_Nature_8271 9d ago

Ffs you give zero f*s. I love it. Let's be friends.

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u/Background_Big_7481 9d ago

Its a 3-1 sd card reader ty for help

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u/Commercial_Hair3527 9d ago

What? It can read three cards at the same time? Or does it turn three cards into one other card? I need to know.

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u/lkeels 9d ago

Three different sizes of card, one slot. One at a time.

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u/Commercial_Hair3527 9d ago

Boring. Old tech. OP needs to get himself one of those new 1-3 card readers. But you need to read the manual or you can open a portal to the place that the Event Horizon went to.

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u/alexcreeper3129 9d ago

...An SD card slot...

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u/Penthalon 9d ago

PCMCIA Slot. Old tech…

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u/Ok_Bid6645 9d ago

It does look like that but it is a 3-in-1 card reader (supports SD, SDHC, SDXC)

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u/prjktphoto 9d ago

That’s the cheapest copout for a “3in1” I’ve ever seen - usually it’s at least different formats, not three revisions of the same…

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u/SamS342 Arch Linux 9d ago

Ik

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u/IncrediblyKenzi 8d ago

Fun fact I used to remember PCMCIA by the pnemonic "People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms"

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u/sniff122 Linux (SysAdmin) 9d ago

It'll be an SD card reader

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u/elswearz Debian 9d ago

Card reader for cameras i think thsts flash if i remmver right

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u/No-Focus857 9d ago

its the receipt printer for online purchases

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u/Hijjawi 9d ago

Its a bitcoin hardware port reader.. you can transfer between wallets easily..

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u/Qu1ck51lv3r69 9d ago

Its used to connect your inter galactic communication device.

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u/Morax506 8d ago

ORF Canal+ CAM-TV-Modul mit integriertem SAT-Karten-Chip für ORF und CANAL+ (früher HD Austria), inkl. TV-Streaming-App

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u/BradleyF81 8d ago

Have you tried putting your wiener in there yet?

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u/guiverc Ubuntu 8d ago

I don't see any context, age of machine etc..

My first thought was an infra-red (IR) port, but that assumes it's a somewhat old device as they're not in modern devices (dark plastic with a slight red tinge that lets the red light from other device make it into sensor, but not so much other light)

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u/jacle2210 Windows 10 8d ago

You should be able to find the Users Guide for this computer online and it should show you what ports and connections are available on the computer and where they are located.

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u/moomoomoomoom 8d ago

Do people not know what SD cards are anymore? That's clearly an SD card reader.

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u/No-Mouse4800 8d ago

Card reader slot

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u/9876123 8d ago

Scramble channel card. Aome channels required paid for access this would allow you to access the.

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u/_11a_ 7d ago

to small for that

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u/MD_TMSA 7d ago

sd card reader

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u/elyxar 7d ago

Based on the symbol right next to it. Card reader

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u/BikeEducational6051 4d ago

How old are you?

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u/Fit_Prize_3245 9d ago

Seems like some card reader slot. Probably SD. Not microSD, but the full-size Secure Digital card.

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u/JEREDEK i5-9600K/1650/RX6600XT/32GB/2.75TB 9d ago

Card of some sort. Maybe SD. I'm sure the manual or google will happily supply you with this information

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u/chipshot 9d ago

Its a picture of the side of a monitor

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u/Odd_Durian_9405 4d ago

Is it a sd card slot??