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DVD/CD drive |
| Use this drive to listen to audio CDs, install games and programs, watch |
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| DVDs, and store large files onto recordable discs (depending on drive |
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| This drive may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, or recordable DVD drive. |
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| To identify your drive type and for more information about your drive, |
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Power button / |
| Press this button to turn the power on or off. You can also configure the |
Power indicator |
| power button to operate in Standby/Resume mode or Hibernate mode. |
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| The button lights when the computer is turned on. |
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USB ports |
| Plug a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device (such as a printer, scanner, |
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| camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this port. For more information, see |
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| “Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device” on page 30. |
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IEEE 1394 ports |
| Plug an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire® or i.Link®) device (such |
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| as a digital camcorder) into these |
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| information, see “Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device” |
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Zip drive |
| Use this drive to store larger files on Zip disks. For more information, |
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Memory card reader |
| Insert a memory card from a digital camera, MP3 player, PDA, cellular |
(optional) |
| telephone, or other devices into the memory card reader. For more |
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| information, see “Using the memory card reader” on page 34. |
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Diskette drive |
| Insert a standard |
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| more information, see “Using the diskette drive” on page 32. |
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Headphone jack |
| Plug powered, analog front speakers, an external amplifier, or |
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| headphones into this jack. This jack is |
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Microphone jack |
| Plug a microphone into this jack. This jack is |
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