HP 4100 manual Checking the Status of the OmniBook, Main Status Lights LED Strip Cable

Checking the Status of the OmniBook

The main OmniBook status lights, located at the front-right edge of the display bezel at the top of the display, indicate power status and drive activity. (These lights are on the LED strip cable.)

Table 1-4. Main Status Lights (LED Strip Cable)

Meaning

Power mode

Steady green light: OmniBook is running (On mode).

Steady orange light: OmniBook is suspended (Suspend or Standby mode).

No light: OmniBook is off (Off or Hibernate mode).

Alternating green and orange light: OmniBook failed when resuming.

Hard disk drive

Green light: OmniBook is accessing the hard disk drive (no other drive).

Charging

Steady green light: AC adapter is connected, battery is full.

Blinking green light: AC adapter is connected, battery is charging.

No light: AC adapter is not connected.

The keyboard status lights, located above the keyboard, indicate the states of the keyboard locks. (These lights are on the VGA PCA.)

Table 1-5. Keyboard Status Lights (VGA PCA)

Meaning

Caps Lock

Caps Lock is active.

Keypad Lock

The embedded keypad is active (Fn+F8). Num Lock must also be on for the numeric keys—otherwise, cursor control is active.

Num Lock

Num Lock is active.

In addition, the battery module has five lights that indicate its charge level. To view the lights, you have to remove the battery and press the pad on the back next to the connector. The number of lights that turn on indicates the charge.

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