Finding Your Way around the System
Find Out Where Everything's Located
7
The Left Side
The left side
The port cover protects the serial port and diskette drive port.
The
serial port
lets you connect a serial mouse, printer or other
serial device. For more information, see “Using an External
Modem” on page 187.
The
diskette drive port
lets you connect the external 3.5-inch dis-
kette drive if you have a CD-ROM drive module installed in the
computer’s SelectBay
™
.
Pressing the
reset button
restarts the computer. Use this button if
all other attempts at restarting the computer have failed.
Attaching a special cable to the
security lock slot
lets you anchor
your computer to your desk or other large, heavy object. For more
information, see “Applying Physical Restraints” on page 238.
Pressing the
power button
turns the computer on and off. For
more information, see “Turn the Computer On” on page 27.
<<illustrationleftmargin pcmcia.bmp>>The
PC card slot
lets you
install up to two Type I or Type II, or one Type III PCMCIA-com-
patible PC cards. For more information, see “Little Cards That Do
Big Things” on page 173.
The 3.5 mm
microphone jack
lets you connect an external
monaural microphone or other audio input device. Connecting a
microphone or other device to this jack disables the internal micro-
phone automatically.
The
line-in jack
lets you play and record stereo sound from an
external audio device, such as a stereo system.
Serial port
Reset button
Security lock slot
Power button
PC card slot
Microphone jackLine-in jack
Diskette drive port Port cover
On