Touch Pad; Battery Bay; Media Bay; Power Button - Dell Inspiron 8100 Service Manual

A Tour of Your Computer : Dell Inspiron 8100

Touch Pad

The touch pad detects the position of your finger over a touch-sensitive area and provides the
computer with full mouse functionality.

Battery Bay

With a charged battery in this bay, you can use the computer without plugging it in to an electrical
outlet.

Media Bay

You can install devices such as a CD drive, DVD drive, CD-RW and CD-R drive, second battery, or Dell
TravelLite™ travel module in the media bay.
Touch Pad/Track Stick Buttons
These buttons correspond to the left and right buttons on a standard mouse.
Keyboard
The keyboard includes a numeric keypad as well as the Microsoft® Windows® logo key that supports
the Windows operating systems.

Power Button

HINT: To turn off your computer, perform a Windows
shutdown.
Press the power button to turn on the computer or to initiate standby mode.
If the computer stops responding, press and hold the power button until the computer turns off
completely (this may take several seconds).
Microphone
The internal microphone allows you to record voice audio.

Volume Control Buttons

Increase or decrease the speaker volume with the volume control buttons. You can also change the
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