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LAPTOP COMPUTERS
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Identifying Parts of the Computer
Front View
1. Computer open/close latch.
2. One-Touch buttons.
3. Keyboard status lights.
4. Power button. Turns the computer on and off.
5. Touch pad, scroll pad, click buttons, plus on-off button.
6. Main status lights (left to right): power mode battery, hard disk activity.
7. Built-in microphone*.
8. Infrared port*.
9. Wireless on-off button and indicator light*.
10. Battery.
11. CD-ROM, DVD, or other drive.
12. PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port (supports Yadapter).
Back View
13. AC adapter jack.
14. Two universal serial bus ports (USB).
15. LAN port*.
16. S-video port*.
17. Parallel port(LPT1).Use this port for a parallel printer or other parallel device.
18. Serial port (COM1).Use this port for a serial mouse, modem, printer, or other serial device.
19. External monitor port.
20. Kensington lock slot (security connector).
21. Modem port*.
22. PC Card and CardBus slot and button (certain
models have two slots and two buttons).
23. IEEE 1394 port*.
24. Audio jacks (left to right): external microphone,
audio out (headphones).
25. Volume control*.
26. Audio mute button and audio mute light*.
27. Floppy disk drive*.
Status Lights
The computer includes a number of status lights that report power and battery status,
drive activity, and keyboard functions such as Caps Lock and Num Lock.
The following diagram shows the main status lights on the front of the computer.
1. Power mode.
• On: the computer is on (even if the display is off).
• Blinking: the computer is in Standby mode.
• Off: the computer is off or in Hibernate mode.
2. Hard disk drive activity.
• On: computer is accessing the hard disk drive.
3. Battery status.
• Green: the AC adapter is connected and the battery is fully charged.
• Amber: the AC adapter is connected and the battery is charging.
• Blinking: the AC adapter is connected and the battery is missing or has a fault.
• Off: the AC adapter is not connected.
Basic Operations
Operating Your Computer
You can start and stop your computer using its power button. However, at certain times
you may want to use other methods to start or stop the computer—depending on power
considerations, types of active connections, and start-up time.
To turn the computer on and off
Power mode To enter this mode
On mode
Power mode status light is on.
Press the power button.
Standby mode
Saves significant power.
Turns off the display and other components.
Maintains current session in RAM.
Restarts quickly.
Restores network connections.
Power mode status light is blinking.
Press the power button
–or–
click Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By
–or–
allow timeout.
Hibernate mode
Saves maximum power.
Saves current session to disk, then shuts down.
Restores network connections.
Power mode status light is off.
Press Fn+F12
–or–
allow timeout.
Shut down (off)
Saves maximum power.
Turns off without saving current session.
At startup, resets everything, starts a new
session, and restores network connections.
Power mode status light is off.
Click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off
To turn on: Press the power button to restart, or to resume your session from Standby or Hibernate mode.
To reset the computer
Occasionally, you may find that Windows or the computer has stopped responding, and
will not let you turn the computer off. If this happens, try the following in the order listed.
• If possible, shut down Windows: press CTRL+ALT+DEL, and then click Shut Down,
Restart.