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Controls and Lights

Dell™ Dimension™ 2300

Front View

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Front View

1	CD or DVD drive	The drive activity light is on when the computer reads data from the CD or DVD drive.
	activity light
2	CD or DVD eject	Press this button to eject your disc from the CD or DVD drive.
	button
3	Floppy drive eject	Press this button to eject a disk from the floppy drive.
	button
4	Hard-drive activity	The hard drive light is on when the computer reads data from or writes data to your hard drive.
	light
5	Headphone	Use the headphone connector to attach headphones and most speakers for listening to sounds in your computer, including sound
	connector	from your CD or DVD player.
6	USB 2.0 connectors	For quick connections, it is recommended that you use the front USB connectors for USB devices such as digital cameras, gaming
	(2)	controllers, and scanners. Use the back-panel USB connectors for USB mouse and keyboard connections.
7	Power button	Press the power button to turn on the computer.
		NOTICE: To turn off your computer, perform a Windows® shutdown instead of pressing the power button. Otherwise, you
		may lose data.
8	Power light	The power light is solid green for the computer's power-on state and blinking green for its standby state.
9	Floppy drive light	The floppy drive light is on when the computer reads data from or writes data to the floppy drive.
10	CD or DVD volume	Move the dial to adjust the CD- or DVD-drive headphone connector volume of your audio CD or DVD disc.
	control dial
11	CD or DVD	Use the headphone connector to attach headphones to the CD or DVD drive. Your headphones won't work if the drive is
	headphone	operating in digital mode. To disable digital mode:
	connector
		1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.
		2. Click Sounds and Audio Devices.
		3. Click the Hardware tab.
		4. Double-click the name of your CD or DVD drive.
		5. Click the Properties tab.
		6. Uncheck the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.
12	Service tag	HINT: Express Service may not be available in some countries.
		This label lists your computer's service tag and your Express Service Code (if applicable). If you call Dell technical support, use
		your Express Service Code to route the call directly to the correct support personnel. The Dell technical support staff will ask for
		your service tag.

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