CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Computer

Front

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical disc drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional drive bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory card reader

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power button/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

power indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard drive indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE 1394 ports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB ports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headphone jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microphone jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component

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Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical disc drive

 

 

Use this drive to listen to audio CDs, install

 

 

 

games and programs, watch DVDs, and store

 

 

 

large files onto recordable discs (depending

 

 

 

on drive type). This drive may be a CD,

 

 

 

recordable CD, DVD, recordable DVD, Blu-ray,

 

 

 

or HD DVD drive. For more information about

 

 

 

your drive, see the online User Guide.

Memory card

 

 

Insert a memory card from a digital camera,

reader (optional)

 

 

MP3 player, PDA, cellular telephone, or other

 

 

 

devices into the memory card reader.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

 

 

Press this button to turn the power on or off.

button/power

 

 

You can also configure the power button to

indicator

 

 

operate in Standby/Resume mode or

 

 

 

Hibernate mode. The power indicator lights

 

 

 

when the computer is turned on.

Hard drive

 

 

Lights when the hard drive is active.

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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