NEC POWERMATE CT 815 - RELEASE NOTES Service And Reference Manual Download

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System Overview 1-5

The system has the following controls, lamps, and devices at the front of the system (see the
previous figures for control, lamp, and device locations).

Power/sleep button — press this button to turn on system power. To turn off power, close
all applications and shut down Windows

. If you have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, the

system automatically powers down. If you have Windows NT

, close all applications, shut

down Windows NT, and press in the button until the system powers down (approximately
four seconds).

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.

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.

Hard drive lamp — when lit, indicates that the hard drive is active. A blinking or flashing
lamp indicates that the hard drive is reading or writing data.

Diskette drive — use the diskette drive to copy data files to and from a diskette and to load
and start programs from a diskette.

A disk activity lamp, when lit, indicates that the drive is active. A disk eject button, when
pressed, ejects a disk from the drive.

Universal serial bus port — allows easy and convenient addition of plug and play USB
devices without opening up the system. You simply plug the USB device into the port. Two
additional USB ports are at the rear of the system.

CD-ROM Drive — use the variable speed CD-ROM drive to load and start programs from a
CD. The CD-ROM drive can also be used to play audio CDs.

A busy lamp on the front of drive, when blinking, indicates that the drive is active. A CD
disc eject button, when pressed, opens the CD door for insertion/removal of a CD disc. The
drive also has a headset jack, a volume control, and an emergency disc eject.

DVD-ROM drive — some systems might come with a DVD-ROM drive. The drive offers
video and audio playback, faster data access, and greater storage capacities than a CD-ROM
drive. The drive reads DVD discs and standard audio and video CDs.

A busy lamp on the front of drive, when blinking, indicates that the drive is active. A DVD
disc eject button, when pressed, opens the DVD door for insertion/removal of a disc. The
front of the drive also has a headset jack, a volume control, and an emergency disc eject.

CD-RW drive — some systems might come with a CD-RW drive. Use the drive to record
data on a CD-RW disc, just like you would on a diskette, Zip

disc, or hard drive. The drive

also reads CD and DVD discs.

A busy lamp on the front of drive, when blinking, indicates that the drive is active. A
CD-RW disc eject button, when pressed, opens the CD-RW door for insertion/removal of a
disc. The drive also has a headset jack, a volume control, and an emergency disc eject.

Zip Drive — some systems might come with a 250-MB capacity Zip drive. Use the Zip
drive with 3 1/2-inch Zip disks to back up work, archive old files, and transport your work.
The Zip drive supports 250-MB and 100-MB Zip disks.

A busy lamp on the front of the drive, when blinking, indicates that the drive is active. A
disc eject button, when pressed, ejects the disc. The drive also has an emergency disc eject.