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Getting familiar with your computer

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Item

Description

 

 

 

1

Optical drive

Depending on your model, the optical

 

 

drive is one of the following:

 

 

DVD/CD-RW combo drive for

 

 

 

reading CDs and DVDs, and writing

 

 

 

to CD-Rs and CD-RWs.

 

 

DVD Dual

 

 

 

2

Optical disc read

Light emitting diode (LED) that

 

indicator

indicates when an optical disc is being

 

 

read.

 

 

 

3

Optical drive eject button

Press the eject button to remove a disc

 

 

from the optical drive.

 

 

 

4

Optical drive emergency

Used to eject an optical disc when the

 

eject hole

computer is turned off.

 

 

 

5

Left latch

Locks and releases the lid (one on the

 

 

right and one on the left).

 

 

 

6

Floppy drive/Card reader

Accepts a 3.5 inch floppy disk, or a 6-in-

 

 

1 card reader (optional).

 

 

 

7

PC card eject button

Press the eject button to remove a PC

 

 

card from the PC card slot.

 

 

 

8

PC card slot

The slot supports a standard Type II PC

 

 

card (PCMCIA and CardBus).

 

 

 

 

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