Compaq 5BW474 manual Understanding the System Status Lights

The system lights on the keyboard provide a quick status of your computer and keyboard settings.

Tip

Post Office Protocol (POP) is a commonly used messaging protocol. The most widely used implementation of this protocol is POP3. POP3 is a retrieval protocol, used to retrieve mail messages from a POP server. eMail messages received by the POP server are delivered to a server mailbox, and messages reside there until you retrieve them.

Understanding the System Status Lights

The system status lights are shown in the following illustration, and the function of each light is explained.

No. Description

1eMail indicates when you have eMail waiting to be read.

Note: This light works only with POP3 Internet services such as Compaq.NET powered by MSN. The light does not work with proprietary Internet services such as AOL.

2Sleep indicates the computer is in the sleep mode.

3Num Lock indicates that you can use the numeric key pad to type numbers.

4Caps lock indicates all text typed will appear as capitalized letters.

5Scroll lock indicates when the scroll-lock function is engaged, allowing you to scroll through a document without moving the cursor.

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