3

optional optical-drive

Supports an optical drive.

 

bay

 

 

 

 

4

FlexBay drive

Supports a floppy drive, a Media Card Reader, or an

 

 

additional hard drive.

 

 

 

5

front I/O connectors

Plug USB and other devices into the appropriate

 

 

connectors (see "Front-Panel Connectors" on page 20).

 

 

 

6

power button

Press 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.

NOTICE: If your operating system has ACPI enabled, when you press the power button the computer will perform an operating system shutdown.

NOTE: The power button can also be used to wake the system or to place it into a power-saving state (see "Power Management" on page 38 for more information).

7front-panel LEDs (4) Multi-colored lights provide illumination for the front of the computer.

8

power light

The power light illuminates or remains solid to

 

 

indicate different states:

 

 

• No light — The computer is turned off.

 

 

• White light— The computer is in a normal

 

 

operating state.

 

 

• Blinking white light— The computer is in a

 

 

power-saving state.

 

 

To exit from a power-saving state, press the power

 

 

button or use the keyboard or mouse if it is configured

 

 

as a wake device in the Windows Device Manager. For

 

 

more information about sleep states and exiting from a

 

 

power-saving state, see "Power Management" on

 

 

page 38.

 

 

 

9

FlexBay drive eject

Press here to open or close the floppy/media card

 

button

reader panel.

 

 

 

10

optical drive panel

Press here to open/close the optical drive.

 

eject button (2)

 

 

 

 

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About Your Computer

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Dell PP521 Optional optical-drive, Bay FlexBay drive, Power button, Power light, No light The computer is turned off