1-3 5.25-inch drive bays

45.25-inch drive bay with special 3.5-inch drive panel plate

5hard-drive activity light

6IEEE 1394 connector

7USB 2.0 connectors (2)

8power button, power light

9network link light

10diagnostic lights

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Can hold an optical drive, Media Card Reader, floppy drive, or SATA hard drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay carrier.

The hard-drive carrier is only for use in the 5.25-inch drive bays. The floppy drive/Media Card Reader and hard drive carriers are not interchangeable.

Can hold an optical drive, Media Card Reader, floppy drive, or SATA hard drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay carrier. The drive- panel plate shown here is only for use with a floppy drive or Media Card Reader; it can be installed in front of any of the four 5.25-inch drive bays. For more information, see "Drive Panels" on page 246.

The hard-drive carrier is only for use in the 5.25-inch drive bays. The floppy drive/Media Card Reader and hard drive carriers are not interchangeable.

The hard drive 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 your optical drive, is operating.

Use the IEEE 1394 connector for high-speed data devices such as digital video cameras and external storage devices.

Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as flash memory keys, cameras, or bootable USB devices.

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

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 32 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 network link light is on when a good connection exists between a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1000-Mbps (or 1-Gbps) network and the computer.

Use these lights to help you troubleshoot a computer problem based on the diagnostic code. For more information, see "Diagnostic Lights" on page 105.

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