Technical information
8 Chapter 1
Right Panel
# Item Description
1 Optical drive Depending on your model, the optical drive is 
one of the following:
CD-ROM drive for reading CDs.
DVD-ROM drive for reading CDs and DVDs.
DVD/CD-RW combo drive for reading CDs and 
DVDs, and writing to CD-Rs and CD-RWs.
DVD-RW drive for reading CDs, DVDs, DVD-R 
and DVD-RW, and writing to CD-Rs, CD-RWs, 
DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs.
DVD dual for reading CDs, DVDs, DVD+/-R 
and DVD+/-RW, and writing to CD-Rs, CD-
RWs, DVD+/-Rs and DVD+/-RWs.
2 Optical disc access 
indicator
LED (light emitting diode) that indicates when 
an optical disc is being read or wirtten.
3 Optical drive eject 
button
Press the eject button to remove a disc from 
the optical drive.
4 Optical drive 
emergency eject hole
Used to eject an optical disc when the 
computer is turned off.
5 PC card eject button Press the eject button to remove a PC card 
from the PC card slot.
6 PC card slot The slot supports a standard Type II or Type III 
PC card (PCMCIA or CardBus).










