CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Computer

Component

Icon

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display controls

 

 

 

 

Press these buttons to adjust the screen

 

 

 

 

 

image.

Volume control

 

 

 

 

Press to adjust the volume level of the

 

 

 

 

 

built-in speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB ports

 

 

 

 

Plug a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(such 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 31.

Microphone jack

 

 

 

 

Plug a microphone into this jack. This jack

 

 

 

 

 

is color-coded red or pink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headphone jack

 

 

 

 

Plug powered, analog front speakers, an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

external amplifier, or headphones into this

 

 

 

 

 

jack. This jack is color-coded green.

 

 

 

 

 

Side port cover

 

 

 

 

Remove this cover to access the ports

 

 

 

 

 

underneath, such as USB, parallel, serial,

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE 1394/FireWire™, and audio jacks. For

 

 

 

 

 

more information, see “Side port panel” on

 

 

 

 

 

page 11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back panel release

 

 

 

 

For service, pull both of these latches (one

latches

 

 

 

 

on each side of the case) toward the back

 

 

 

 

 

of the case, then lift the back panel away

 

 

 

 

 

from the case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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