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2 Knowing the Parts
Right Side
Refer to the diagram below to identify the components on this side of the Notebook PC.
Optical Drive Activity Indicator (location varies by model)
The optical drive activity indicator shows when data is being transferred by the optical disk
drive. This indicator will light in proportion to the data size transferred.
Optical Drive Electronic Eject
The optical drive eject has an electronic eject button for opening the tray. You can also eject
the optical drive tray through any software player or by right clicking the optical drive in
Windows “My Computer.”
Optical Drive Emergency Eject (location varies by model)
The emergency eject is used to eject the optical drive tray in case the electronic eject does
not work. Do not use the emergency eject in place of the electronic eject.
Direct Flash Indicator
The direct ash indicator blinks when Microsoft DirectX 9/10 (used with most games) is running.
Use the provided Direct Console software (see indicators) to enable or disable this function.
Optical Drive
The Notebook PC comes in various models with different optical drives. The Notebook
PC’s optical drive may support compact discs (CD) and/or digital video discs (DVD) and
may have recordable (R) or re-writable (RW) capabilities. See the marketing specica-
tions for details on each model.
Audio Speaker System
The built-in stereo speaker system allows you to hear audio without additional attachments.
The multimedia sound system features an integrated digital audio controller that produces
rich, vibrant sound (results improved with external stereo headphones or speakers). Audio
features are software controlled.
