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Power Problems

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To exit from a power-saving state, press the power button or use the keyboard

or the mouse if it is configured as a wake device in the Windows Device

Manager. For more information about sleep states and exiting from a power-

saving state, see "

Power Management

."

See "

Diagnostic Lights

" for a description of light codes that can help you

troubleshoot problems with your computer.

7 hard-drive

activity

light

The hard drive 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 your CD player

is operating.

8 headphone

connector

Use the headphone connector to attach headphones and most kinds of

speakers.

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1 back panel connectors

Plug serial, USB, and other devices into the

appropriate connector.

2 security cable slot

Use a security cable with the slot to help secure

your computer.

3 padlock ring

Insert a padlock to lock the computer cover.

4 card slots

Access connectors for any installed PCI and PCI

Express cards.

5 voltage selection switch (may not be

available on all computers)

See the safety instructions in the Product

Information Guide for more information.

6 power connector

Insert the power cable.

1

serial

connector

Connect a serial device, such as a handheld device, to the serial port. The

default designations are COM1 for serial connector 1 and COM2 for serial

connector 2.

For more information, see "System Setup Options."