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1 Service Tag Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you
access the Dell Support website or call Support.
2 optical drive Use the optical drive to play a CD/DVD.
3 floppy drive The floppy drive is optional.
4 drive activity light The drive activity light is on when the computer reads
data from or writes data to the hard drive. The light
might also be on when a device such as an optical drive
is operating.
5 USB 2.0 connectors (2) Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect
occasionally, such as joysticks or cameras, or for bootable
USB devices (see "System Setup Options" on page 80
for more information on booting to a USB device). It is
recommended that you use the back USB connectors
for devices that typically remain connected, such as
printers and keyboards.
6 diagnostic lights Use these lights to help you troubleshoot a computer
problem based on the diagnostic code. For more
information, see "Diagnostic Lights" on page 106.
7 power button,
power light
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
The light in the center of this button indicates
power state.
NOTICE: To avoid losing data, do not use the
power button to turn off the computer. Instead,
perform an operating system shutdown.
8 headphone connector Use the headphone connector to attach headphones
and most kinds of speakers.
9 microphone connector Use the microphone connector to attach a personal
computer microphone.
On computers with a sound card, the microphone
connector is on the card.
10 LAN indicator light This light indicates that a LAN (local area network)
connection is established.
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