Top Panel Connectors
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Headphone connector — Connects to headphones.
NOTE: To connect to a powered speaker or sound system, use the audio out connector or one of the S/PDIF connectors (available on Aurora and Aurora ALX only) at the back of your computer.
2
Microphone connector — Connects to a microphone for voice or audio input into a sound or telephony program.
3
IEEE 1394 connector — Connects to high speed serial multimedia devices such as digital video cameras.
4
Power button — Turns the computer on or off when pressed. The color of the button rim indicates the power status.
•Off — the computer is either turned off, in hibernate mode, or is not receiving power.
•Solid white — the computer is on.
•Blinking white — the computer is in sleep or standby mode.
The color indicating the power status can be changed using the AlienFX® software. For information on AlienFX, see “AlienFX” on page 24.
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USB 2.0 connectors (2) — Connect to USB devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, external drive, or MP3 player.
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