The following is placed on the left side of the notebook:

• Network (RJ-45) and modem (RJ-11) connectors under a special plastic cover;
• Microphone input;
• Headphones output;
• D-Sub connector for an external monitor;
• PC Card slot (for one card of type I or II).

The right panel offers the following:

• One FireWire and two USB ports (under a plastic cover, too);
• Power connector and vent holes.

The connector to the battery bay is located at the back of the notebook.

On the bottom of the Sony VAIO VGN-S2HRP you can find the cover of the memory and miniPCI bays, the battery bay, the connector for a dock station (or port-replicator) and more vent holes.

The following table summarizes the communicational capabilities of the Sony VAIO VGN-S2HRP notebook as well as its physical characteristics: