Chapter 1 19
Indicators
Your computer provides an array of six indicators located above the keyboard, in addition to two indicators
positioned at the from of the palm rest area. These indicators show the status of the computer and its
components.
The six indicators located above the keyboard provide the following status information:.
The two indicators located at the front of the unit provide the following status information:
#Description
1 Caps Lock active
2 Num Lock active (Note: the keypad lock
must be turned on to use the embedded
numeric keypad.)
3 Scroll Lock active
4 Floppy disk drive activity
5 Hard disk drive activity
6 Optical drive activity
#
1 Battery charge:
Green
Amber
Red
Off
the AC adapter is connected and the battery is fully charged.
the AC adapter is connected and the battery is charging.
the AC adapter is connected and the battery has a fault.
the AC adapter is not connected, or the battery is not installed.
2 Power mode:
Steady green
Flashing green
Off
the computer is on (even if the display is turned off).
the computer is in standby mode.
the computer is turned off, or in hibernation mode.