Front Components Continued

Component

Function

 

 

 

3

Stereo speakers

Built-in speakers for high-quality

 

 

stereo sound and a multimedia sound

 

 

system.

4

Battery light

Indicates the battery is charging

 

 

when light is on. If the light is off, the

 

 

battery is not charging. A blinking

 

 

light indicates a battery problem.

 

 

 

5

Suspend light

Blinks every four seconds. This

 

 

indicates the computer is in suspend

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

6

Volume control buttons

Controls the speaker volume.

 

 

 

7

MultiBay

Accepts a CD-ROM drive, DVD drive,

 

 

SuperDisk LS-120 drive, second hard

 

 

drive, second battery pack, or a

 

 

weight saver.

 

 

 

8

Speaker ports

Integrated tuned loudspeaker ports

 

 

that allow airflow to and from the

 

 

internal stereo speakers.

 

 

 

9

TouchPad

Provides integrated pointing device

 

 

functions.

 

Left and right TouchPad

Function like the left-click and right-

 

buttons

click buttons of an external mouse.

 

 

Used with the TouchPad, the

 

 

TouchPad button drags and

 

 

highlights.

 

 

 

:

Diskette drive

Accepts 3.5-inch/8.89-cm diskettes in

 

 

a fixed drive bay.

 

 

 

2-2 Taking a Look at the Computer