User's Manual Part 1

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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 1450
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Component Icon Description
Battery bay Insert the battery into this bay. For more information, see
“Changing batteries” on page 103.
CD, CD-RW, DVD, or
combination DVD/CD-RW
drive
Insert CDs, CD-RWs, or DVDs into this drive. For more
information, see “Using a CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive” on
page 69.
To determine the type of drive in your notebook, examine
the drive tray’s plastic cover. A CD Compact Disc logo
indicates a CD drive, a CD-R/RW logo indicates a
recordable/rewritable CD drive, a DVD logo indicates a
DVD drive, and a DVD/CD-R/RW logo indicates a
combination DVD and recordable/rewritable CD drive.
Drive indicator Lights up when the computer is accessing the CD,
CD-RW, DVD, or combination DVD/CD-RW drive. For
more information, see “Using a CD, CD-RW, or DVD
drive” on page 69.
Drive eject button Press the eject button to open the disc tray. For more
information, see “Using a CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive” on
page 69.
Manual eject hole Insert a straightened paperclip into this hole to open the
drive if the drive eject button fails to open it.
CD, CD-RW, DVD,
or DVD/CD-RW
drive
Drive eject button
Drive
indicator
Battery bay Manual eject hole