Left-side components

Component

Description

 

 

 

(1)

Battery light

Amber: A battery is charging.

 

 

Turquoise: A battery is close to full charge capacity.

 

 

Blinking amber: A battery that is the only available power

 

 

source has reached a low battery level. When the battery

 

 

reaches a critical battery level, the battery light begins blinking

 

 

rapidly.

 

 

Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power source,

 

 

the light turns off when all batteries in the computer are fully

 

 

charged. If the computer is not plugged into an external power

 

 

source, the light stays off until the battery reaches a low

 

 

battery level.

 

 

 

(2)

Power connector

Connects an AC adapter.

 

 

 

(3)

RJ-45 (network) jack

Connects a network cable.

 

 

 

(4)

RJ-11 (modem) jack

Connects a modem cable.

 

 

 

(5)

USB port

Connects an optional USB device.

 

 

 

(6)

Optical drive

Reads optical discs and, on select models, also writes to optical

 

 

discs.

 

 

 

Left-side components

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