Panel

Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC.

Front Panel

# Item Description

1 Display screen Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer output. 2 Status indicators LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that turn on and off to show the status of the computer and its functions and components. 3 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 4 Click button (left, center and right) The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons, the center button serves as a scroll up/ down button. 5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer. 6 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer. 7 Easy launch keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs.

# Icon Item/ Port Description

1 PCMCIA (PC card) Port Connects to one Type III 16-bit PC card or 32-bit CardBus PC Card. 2 Eject button Eject PC cards from the card slots. 3 Floppy activity indicator LED (light-emitting diodes) that turn on and off when the floppy is active. 4 Speaker/ headphone-out jack Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers, headphones) 5 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio CD player, stereo walkman). 6 Microphone-in jack Accepts a mono/stereo condenser microphone. 7 Floppy drive Internal diskette drive, accepts 3.5-inch floppy diskettes 8 Volume control Controls the volume of the speakers. 9 Floppy disk eject button Push this button to eject the floppy disk

# Icon Item/ Port Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 2 Optical drive Houses removable optical drive modules. 3 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active. 4 Eject button Ejects the compact disc from the drive. 5 Emergency eject slot Ejects the compact discs when the computer is turned off. 6 Security keylock Kensington-compatible key-based computer security lock.

# Icon Port Description

1 Power Jack Connects to an AC adapter

2 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel printer)

3 USB port (two) Connects to any Universal Serial Bus devices(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).

4 Modem jack Connects to the phone line

5 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based network

6 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 64K colors at 1280x1024 resolution

# Item Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack. 3 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk (secured by a screw). 4 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.