1

location of Service Tag

Use the Service Tag to identify your computer

 

 

when you access the Dell Support website or call

 

 

technical support.

 

 

 

2

eject button for optical

Press here to open or close the optical drive.

 

drive

 

 

 

 

3

FlexBay open/close

Press here to open or close the floppy/media card

 

 

reader panel

 

 

 

4

optical drive

Can contain an optional optical drive.

 

 

 

5

FlexBay drive

Can contain an optional floppy drive or optional

 

 

Media Card Reader. For information on using the

 

 

Media Card Reader, see "Media Card Reader" on

 

 

page 136.

 

 

 

6

power button

Press the power button to turn on the computer.

 

 

NOTICE: To avoid losing data, do not use the

 

 

power button to turn off the computer. Instead,

 

 

perform an operating system shutdown.

 

 

 

7

power light

The light in the center of this button indicates

 

 

power state.

8USB 2.0 connectors (2) Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as joysticks or cameras, or for bootable USB devices (see "System Setup Options" on page 172 for more information on booting to a USB device).

It is recommended that you use the back USB connectors for devices that typically remain connected, such as printers and keyboards.

9

microphone connector

Use the microphone connector to attach a personal

 

 

computer microphone for voice or musical input

 

 

into a sound or telephony program.

 

 

On computers with a sound card, the microphone

 

 

connector is on the card.

 

 

 

10

headphone connector

Use the headphone connector to attach

 

 

headphones and most kinds of speakers.

 

 

 

11

drive activity light

The drive activity light is on when the computer

 

 

reads data from or writes data to the hard drive.

 

 

The light might also be on when a device such as a

 

 

CD player is operating.

 

 

 

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer

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DCSLF specifications

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