Product Description

Table 1-5

Front and Right Side Components (Continued)

Item

Component

Function

 

 

 

3

Display release latch

Opens the computer.

 

 

 

4

Battery light

On: A battery pack is charging.

 

 

Blinking: A battery pack that is the only

 

 

available power source has reached a

 

 

low-battery condition.

 

 

 

5

Battery bay

Accepts an 8-cell Li ion battery pack.

 

 

 

6

Optical drive bay

Accepts a CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or

 

 

DVD/CD-RW combination drive.

 

 

 

7

Infrared port

Provides wireless communication

 

 

between the computer and another

 

 

infrared-equipped device using an infrared

 

 

beam.

 

 

 

8

1394 jack

Connects IEEE 1394-compliant products,

 

 

such as digital camcorders, video editing

 

 

equipment, VCRs, cameras, and audio

players. A 1394 firewire cable is required for use with this jack.

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Compaq N1020V, 1500 manual Front and Right Side Components

1500, N1020V specifications

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