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Component
Ventilation intake
Stereo speakers
Brightness control
Contrast control (not shown)
Power/suspend light
Battery light
Microphone
PC Card slots
Battery release
Keyboard
Battery compartment
Hard drive bay
MultiBay
Function
The ventilation intake, along with the exhaust, provides airflow that helps prevent the computer from overheating.
Adjusts the brightness of the display.
Adjusts the contrast of the display (not on all models).
Green light turns on when power to the computer is turned on; turns off when power to the computer is turned off; blinks when the computer is in Suspend.
Yellow light turns on when a battery pack in the computer is charging; turns off when battery pack completes fast charging; blinks to indicate a low- battery condition.
Built-in microphone for the multimedia sound system.
Accepts one Type III or any combination of two Type II and Type I PC Cards (PCMCIA).
Releases a battery pack in the battery compartment so that it can be removed.
Keyboard with EasyPoint II pointing device and mouse buttons. Refer to Chapter 2, "Keyboard and EasyPoint II Pointing Device," for information on the keyboard and integrated pointing device.
Dedicated battery compartment for the main battery pack.
Dedicated hard drive bay.
Bay that supports multiple devices: a
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