10

floppy drive

Insert a floppy disk into this drive.

11

optical drive

Insert media (if supported) into this drive.

 

 

 

Back View

1

card slots

Access connectors for any installed PCI and PCI Express cards.

2

back-panel

Plug serial, USB, and other devices into the appropriate connectors (see

 

connectors

Back-Panel Connectors).

 

 

 

3

power

Insert the power cable.

 

connector

 

 

 

 

4

voltage

Your computer is equipped with a manual voltage-selection switch.

 

selection switch

 

 

 

To help avoid damaging a computer with a manual voltage selection

 

 

switch, set the switch for the voltage that most closely matches the AC

 

 

power available in your location.

 

 

NOTICE: In Japan, the voltage selection switch must be set to the 115-

 

 

V position even though the AC power available in Japan is 100 V.

 

 

Also, ensure that your monitor and attached devices are electrically

 

 

rated to operate with the AC power available in your location.

 

 

 

5

padlock ring

Insert a padlock to lock the computer cover.

 

 

 

6

cover release

Allows you to open the computer cover.

 

latch

 

 

 

 

Back-Panel Connectors

1

parallel

Connect a parallel device, such as a printer, to the parallel connector. If

 

connector

you have a USB printer, plug it into a USB connector.

 

 

NOTE: The integrated parallel connector is automatically disabled if the

 

 

computer detects an installed card containing a parallel connector

 

 

configured to the same address. For more information, see System Setup

 

 

Options.

2

link integrity

• Green — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network and

 

light

the computer.

 

 

• Orange — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network

 

 

and the computer.

 

 

• Yellow — A good connection exists between a 1-Gbps (or 1000-

 

 

Mbps) network and the computer.

 

 

• Off — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the

 

 

network.

3 network

To attach your computer to a network or broadband device, connect one

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