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CD/DVD/Recordable |
| Use these drives to listen to audio CDs, install games and programs, |
drives |
| watch DVDs, and store large files onto recordable discs (depending on |
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| drive type). |
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| These drives may be CD, recordable CD, DVD, or recordable DVD drives. |
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| To identify your drive types and for more information about your drives, |
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| see “Identifying drive types” on page 29. |
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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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Diskette drive |
| Insert a standard |
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| information, see “Using the diskette drive” on page 28. |
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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 26. |
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IEEE 1394 port |
| Plug an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire® or i.Link®) device (such as |
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| a digital camcorder) into this |
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| see “Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device” on page 26. |
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Microphone jack |
| Plug a microphone into this jack. Although the default active microphone |
(pink or red) |
| jack is the one on the back of the computer, this jack can be activated |
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| through your computer’s sound settings. |
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Headphone jack |
| Plug powered, analog front speakers, an external amplifier, or |
(green) |
| headphones into this jack. |
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