1Service Tag (located on top of the chassis towards the back)
2CD/DVD drive
3CD/DVD eject button
4optional CD/DVD drive bay
5optional CD/DVD eject button
6USB 2.0 connectors (2)
7IEEE 1394 connector (optional)
8headphone connector
9power button, power light
10drive activity light
11front panel door grip
Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you access the Dell Support website or call technical support.
Use the CD/DVD drive for playing a CD/DVD.
Press to eject a disk from the CD or DVD drive.
Can contain an optional CD/DVD drive.
Press to eject a disk from the optional CD or DVD drive.
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 189 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.
Attach
Use the headphone connector to attach headphones and most kinds of speakers.
Press the power button to turn on the computer. The light in the center of this button indicates power state. See "Controls and Lights" on page 185 for more information.
NOTICE: To avoid losing data, do not use the power button to turn off the computer. Instead, perform an operating system shutdown.
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.
Slide up the front panel door grip to cover the FlexBay drive, four Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors, one headphone connector, and one microphone connector.
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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
