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Identifying the Hardware Features
1 The liquid crystal display (LCD) displays text
and graphics.
2 The numeric keypad is used for typing numbers
in NumLk mode.
3 The internal modem port (also called the
telephone jack), provided on some models, is
used for connecting your computer to a telephone
line.
4 The legs can be extended to angle the keyboard
for more comfortable typing.
5 The PC Card slots accept a PC Card, CardBus
Card, or Zoomed Video (ZV) Card. The eject
buttons 6 eject the PC Cards from the slots.
7 The UltraBay II is used for inserting various
devices such as a CD-ROM drive, diskette drive,
DVD-ROM drive, a secondary hard disk drive, and
a secondary battery pack.
8 The eject button ejects the tray from the
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
9 The drive-in-use indicator goes on when data is
being read from a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM in the
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Do not enter
suspend mode or eject a disc when this indicator
is on.
1 The emergency eject hole is used to eject the
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM tray when it does not open
with the eject button 8 . Insert a pin to eject the
tray.
11 The diskette eject button ejects a diskette from
the diskette drive.
12 The diskette drive-in-use indicator goes on
when data is being written to or is being read from
a diskette. Do not enter suspend mode or eject a
diskette when this indicator is on.
13 The left and right cover release latches open the
LCD when they are slid outward.
14 The left and right internal speakers generate
stereo sound.
15 The left and right release latches release the left
and right bay eject levers 16 , which release
any device in the battery bay or the UltraBay II,
respectively. The right release latch contains a
bay LED that indicates when you can safely
remove a device from the UltraBay II.
17 The left click, right click, and center click
buttons are used to select items on the screen,
double-click and bring up context menus. They
work like mouse click buttons. The center click
button (below the other buttons) is used to
activate the enhanced TrackPoint functions.
18 The Fn key is used with the function keys
(F1–F12) to activate various functions.
19 The TrackPoint is a built-in pointing device that
functions like a mouse. It also has enhanced
features that a mouse does not have.
2 The function keys are used for activating special
ThinkPad functions (shown with blue-gray icons).
21 The built-in microphone is used for sound
recording and telephony.
22 The indicator panel shows the current status of
the computer and battery power with indicators
and numeric information.
23 The brightness control lever adjusts the
brightness of the screen.
Chapter 1. Getting Familiar with Your Computer 3