Left Panel - Acer TravelMate 240 Service Manual

Left Panel

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1 Display screen
2 Status indicators
3 Launch Keys
4 Power switch
5 Palmrest
6 Click buttons (left, center and right)
7 Touchpad
8 Keyboard
9 Ventilation Slot
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Chapter 1
Item
Item/ Port
PCMCIA (PC card) Port
Eject button
Optical drive
Infrared port
LED indicator
Emergency eject slot
Description
Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer
output.
LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that turn on and off to show
the status of the computer and its functions and
components.
Buttons for launching frequently used programs. See
"Launch keys" on page 17 for more details.
Turns on the computer power.
Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the
computer.
The left and right buttons function like the left and right
mouse buttons, the center button serves as a scroll up/
down button.
Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a
computer mouse.
Inputs data into your computer.
Enables the computer to stay cool, even after the
prolonged use.
Connects to one Type III 16-bit PC card or 32-bit
CardBus PC Card.
Eject PC cards from the card slots.
Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs
depending on the optical drive type.
Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g., infrared
printer, IR-aware computer).
Lights up when the optical drive is active.
Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is
turned off. There is a mechancial eject button on
the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Simply insert
the tip of a pen or paperclip and push to eject the
tray.
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