Identifying the Hardware Features
1
The color LCD screen
displays computer output.
2
The brightness control
moves up or down to
adjust the brightness of the
display.
3
The built-in microphone
captures sound and voice
when it is used with an
application program
capable of handling audio.
4
The keyboard is used to
enter data into the
computer. (To use the
numeric keypad on the
keyboard, see page 16.)
5
The headphone jack, a
inch (3.5-mm) diameter
jack, is where you connect
a stereo headphone or
external speakers.
6
The microphone/line-in
jack, a inch (3.5-mm)
diameter jack, is where you
connect a microphone or
an external stereo audio
device.
7
The infrared port allows
the computer to
communicate with other
devices that have infrared
data-transfer capability.
8
The PC Card slots accept
PC Cards.
9
The PC Card eject
buttons eject the PC Card
from the PC Card slot.
1
The TrackPoint is a built-in
pointing device that
provides a function similar
to that of a mouse.
11
The LCD button opens the
LCD when pressed.
12
The Fn key is used with
the function keys to
activate the Fn key
functions.
13
The diskette-eject button
ejects a diskette from the
diskette drive.
14
The diskette drive in use
indicator is on when data
is read or written to a
diskette. (Refer to page 6.)
15
The external diskette
drive reads data from or
writes data to a diskette.
16
The system-status
indicators consist of the
indicators and their
associated symbols.
(Refer to page 6.)
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