Rear Features - NEC POWERMATE ES Series Service And Reference Manual

The system has the following devices, controls, and lamps at the front of the system (see the
previous figures for device, control, and lamp locations).
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Power/sleep button — press this button to turn on system power. To turn off power, close
all applications and shut down Windows
power down the system. For Windows NT, close all applications, shut down Windows NT,
and press in the power button until the system powers down (approximately four seconds).
and Windows or you may possibly lose data.
Press and immediately release the power button to suspend system operation and go into the
power saving mode. If a VESA-compliant monitor is in use, the monitor also goes into a
power-saving mode.
Press any key or move the mouse to exit the power saving mode and resume system
operation.
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Power/sleep lamp — indicates if system power is on or off. Also indicates if the system is
operating in a power saving mode.
A steady green lamp indicates that power is on. An amber lamp indicates that the system is
in sleep mode with full power reduction.
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Hard drive lamp — when blinking, indicates that the hard drive is active. A blinking lamp
indicates that the hard drive is reading or writing data.
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CD-ROM drive — use to load and start programs from a compact disc (CD) and play audio
CDs. Controls and indicators include a CD tray open button and drive activity lamp.
Controls for an optional DVD-ROM drive are similar.
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Diskette drive — copy data files to and from a diskette or use as a bootable drive for
loading and starting programs from a diskette. Controls and indicators include a diskette
eject button and drive activity lamp.
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USB port — use this port to connect up to 127 universal serial bus (USB) devices without
opening the system. A second port is on the rear of the system.
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Microphone jack — use this jack to connect an optional microphone for recording audio
information in data files.
! Headphone jack — use this jack to connect an optional headphone. Plugging in the
headphone disables the optional speaker set (if installed).
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Volume control — use this control to adjust the volume of an optional headphone.

Rear Features

The rear of the system contains external connectors and ports, power socket, voltage switch,
expansion board slots, and security features (see "Security Features" later in this section).
The following figures show slimtower and desktop features. Brief descriptions of each item
follow the figure.
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; Windows 98 and Windows 2000 automatically
Do not turn off the system power until you have closed all applications
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