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Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/CD 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, or recordable DVD drive.

 

 

 

 

 

To identify your drive type and for more

 

 

 

 

 

information about your drive, see your online

 

 

 

 

 

User Guide.

USB port

 

 

 

 

Plug a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device (such

(optional)

 

 

 

 

as a USB printer, scanner, camera, keyboard,

 

 

 

 

 

or mouse) into one of these ports. For more

 

 

 

 

 

information, see “Installing a printer, scanner,

 

 

 

 

 

or other device” on page 28.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette drive

 

 

 

 

Insert a standard 3.5-inch diskette into the

(optional)

 

 

 

 

diskette drive.

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 button

 

 

 

 

Press this button to turn the power on or off.

 

 

 

 

 

You can also configure the power button to

 

 

 

 

 

operate in Standby/Resume mode or

 

 

 

 

 

Hibernate mode. The power indicator lights

 

 

 

 

 

when the computer is turned on.

Harddriveactivity

 

 

 

 

Lights when the hard drive is active.

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE 1394 ports

 

 

 

 

Plug IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire®)

 

 

 

 

(optional)

 

 

 

 

devices (such as a digital camcorder) into

 

 

 

 

 

these 6-pin IEEE 1394 ports. For more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information, see “Installing a printer, scanner,

 

 

 

 

 

or other device” on page 28.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB ports

 

 

 

 

Plug a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device (such

(optional)

 

 

 

 

as a USB printer, scanner, camera, keyboard,

 

 

 

 

 

or mouse) into one of these ports. For more

 

 

 

 

 

information, see “Installing a printer, scanner,

 

 

 

 

 

or other device” on page 28.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headphone jack

 

 

 

 

Plug powered, analog front speakers, an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

external amplifier, or headphones into this

 

 

 

 

 

jack. This jack is color-coded green.

 

 

 

 

 

Microphone jack

 

 

 

 

Plug a microphone into this jack. This jack is

 

 

 

 

 

color-coded red or pink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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