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Using Your Inspiron™ Desktop
1Optical drive panel eject button (2) —
Press to open or close the optical drive.
2 USB 2.0 connectors (2) — Connects
to USB devices such as memory keys,
digital cameras, and MP3 players.
3 Headphone connector — Connects
to headphones.
NOTE: To connect to a powered
speaker or sound system, use the
audio out connector on the back of
your computer.
4 Power button — Press to turn
computer on or off. The light in the center
of this button indicates the power state:
Solid white — the computer is in •
power-on state.
Blinking amber — there may be a •
problem with the system board.
Solid amber — the computer is in •
sleep state.
Power light is off — the computer is •
either turned off or is not receiving
power.
5 Hard drive activity light — The
hard drive activity light is on when the
computer reads data from or writes data
to the hard drive.
6FlexBay panel — Open the FlexBay panel
to access the FlexBay drive.
7 Microphone connector — Connects
to a microphone for voice or to an audio
cable for audio input.
8FlexBay — Supports a Media Card
Reader, or an additional hard drive.
9Optical drive panel (2) — This panel
covers the optical drive. Use the optical
drive to play a CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc™.