Front view

Note: The computer hardware might look slightly different from the illustration.
Figure 1. Front connectors, controls, and indicators
Front connectors, controls, and indicators

1 Optical-drive eject/close button (available on some models)

Press the button to eject or close the tray of the optical drive.

2 Signal diagnostic LED indicator

Off (when the computer is powered on): No error or issue is detected on your computer during normal operation.

On: A catastrophic error is detected on your computer during normal operation.

Blinking: An error or issue is detected on your computer during normal operation.

3 Power button

Press the power button to turn on your computer. If your computer is unresponsive, you can turn off the computer by pressing and holding the power button for four or more seconds.

4 Power indicator

When the power indicator is on, the computer is turned on.

5 Storage drive activity indicator

This indicator shows the status of the internal storage drives (such as hard disk drives or solid-state drives).

On: The storage drives are active and data is being transferred.

Off (when the computer is powered on): No data is being transferred or the storage drives are not in use.

6 Photoelectric sensor

This sensor receives the flash light sent by the Lenovo PC Diagnostics application installed in the smartphone. Then, the photoelectric sensor triggers the computer to send the tune of the detected error to the smartphone for users to decode the error.

7 Headset connector

Use this connector to attach a headset to your computer.

8 USB 3.0 connector (4)

Use this connector to attach a USB-compatible device, such as a USB keyboard, mouse, storage drive, or printer.

9 SD card slot

Insert a secure digital (SD) card into the slot to access the data on the card.