Front Panel

USB Ports

There are two (2) USB Universal Serial Bus. An industry standard for connecting different compatible peripheral devices across multiple platforms. Devices include printers, digital cameras, scanners, game pads, joysticks, keyboards and mice, and storage devices. USB peripherals offer the use of plug-and-play convenience by eliminating the need to turn off or restart the computer when attaching a new peripheral. Users can connect USB peripherals whenever they need them. For example, a user producing a newsletter could easily swap a digital camera for a scanner-without any downtime. Small, simple, inexpensive, and easy to attach, USB supports simultaneous connection of up to 127 devices by attaching peripherals through interconnected external hubs. 3.1 Gen 1 Ports on the Front panel of the computer.

Audio Ports

For convenience there is 1 (one) Microphone port and 1 (one) stereo line out (headphone) port on the front panel.

System Power Switch

The system power switch is located on the front of the case. You should always be certain that the power is turned off before modifying the hardware The physical and mechanical components of a computer system, such as the electronic circuitry, chips, monitor, disks, disk drives, keyboard, modem, and printer. configuration in any way. Pushing the power switch for less than 4 seconds places the system into sleep mode (if enabled in Setup). When the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds, the system enters the Soft-Off mode.

Indicator Light

This light indicates the operation status of your computer.

Reset Button

The reset button allows you to restart the system without turning the power off. If you encounter any problems while using unfamiliar software Computer programs; also called “applications.” you can always restart quickly from the RAM Random Access Memory. One of two basic types of memory. Portions of programs are stored in RAM when the program is launched so that the program will run faster. Though a PC has a fixed amount of RAM, only portions of it will be accessed by the computer at any given time. Also called memory. (Random Access Memory Temporary storage for information, including applications and documents. The information must be stored to a permanent device, such as a hard disc or CD-ROM before the power is turned off, or the information will be lost. Computer memory is measured in terms of the amount of information it can store, commonly in megabytes or gigabytes..) You will have to use a pen, pencil or other small object to press the recessed Reset button. This feature was added to prevent accidental reset of the unit.

Any data not saved to disk will be lost