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Getting to know your computer
Your computer features top-rated components. This chapter provides details about your components, where
they are located, and how they work.
Right side
Table 2-1
Right-side components and their descriptions
Component
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Camera privacy switch
Optical drive
Optical drive eject button
USB SuperSpeed port with HP Sleep and Charge
AC adapter and battery light
Power connector
Description
Turns the camera off and on.
Depending on your computer model, reads an optical disc or
reads and writes to an optical disc.
Releases the optical drive disc tray.
Connects a USB device, provides high-speed data transfer, and
even when the computer is off, charges most products such as a
cell phone, camera, activity tracker, or smartwatch.
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White: The AC adapter is connected and the battery is fully
charged.
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Blinking white: The AC adapter is disconnected and the
battery has reached a low battery level.
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Amber: The AC adapter is connected and the battery is
charging.
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Off: The battery is not charging.
Connects an AC adapter.
Right side
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