DELL NX046 User Manual

About Your Computer

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upper 5.25-inch 

drive bay

Use this bay for an an optical drive.

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lower 5.25-inch 

drive bay

Use this bay for an optional optical drive or a SATA hard drive.

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FlexBay

Use this bay for a floppy drive or a Media Card Reader.

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IEEE 1394 

connector 

(optional)

Use the optional IEEE 1394 connector for high-speed data 

devices such as digital video cameras and external storage 

devices.

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USB 2.0 

connectors (2)

Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect 

occasionally, such as flash memory keys or cameras, or for 

bootable USB devices (see "System Setup" on page 89 for more 

information on booting to a USB device).

It is recommended that you use the back USB connectors for 

devices that typically remain connected, such as printers and 

keyboards.

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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.

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