2-10 Satellite M100
The Grand Tour
Keyboard Indicators
Optical Disc drive
The computer will either have a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive
or double layer DVD Super Multi drive depending on its configuration. An
ATAPI interface controller is used for the operation of these optical drives.
When the computer is accessing a disc, an indicator on the drive glows.
Region codes for DVD drives and media
The disc drive and its media are manufactured according to the
specifications of six marketing regions. When you purchase DVD-Video,
make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.
Arrow Mode When the Arrow mode icon lights blue, you can
use the keypad overlay (light gray labeled keys)
as cursor keys. Refer to the Keypad overlay
section in Chapter 5, The Keyboard.
Numeric Mode You can use the keypad overlay (light gray labeled
keys) for numeric input when the Numeric mode
icon lights blue. Refer to the Keypad overlay
section in Chapter 5, The Keyboard.
Caps Lock The Caps Lock LED lights when you press the
Caps Lock key. When this light is on, pressing a
letter key on the keyboard produces an
uppercase (capital) letter.
Code Region
1 Canada, United States
2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East
3 Southeast Asia, East Asia
4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central
America, South America, Caribbean
5 Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea,
Mongolia
6 China