Compaq F500 manual Front components, External component identification, Component, Function

Front components

Item	Component	Function
(1)	Power light	●	On: The computer is on.
		●	Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state.
		●	Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.
(2)	Battery light	●	On: A battery is charging.
		●	Blinking: A battery that is the only available power
			source has reached a low battery level. When the
			battery reaches a critical low battery level, the battery
			light begins blinking rapidly.
		●	Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power
			source, the light is turned off when all batteries in the
			computer are fully charged. If the computer is not
			plugged into an external power source, the light stays
			off until the battery reaches a low battery level.
(3)	Drive light	Blinks when the hard drive or optical drive is being
		accessed.
(4)	Wireless switch	Turns the wireless feature on or off, but does not create a
		wireless connection.
				NOTE: A wireless network must be set up in
				order to establish a wireless connection.
(5)	Wireless light	●	Blue: An integrated wireless device, such as a wireless
			local area network (LAN) device and/or a Bluetooth®
			device, is turned on.
		●	Amber: All wireless devices are turned off.
(6)	Audio-in (microphone) jack	Connects an optional computer headset microphone, stereo
		array microphone, or monaural microphone.
(7)	Audio-out (headphone) jack	Produces sound when connected to optional powered stereo
		speakers, headphones, ear buds, a headset, or television
		audio.

*This table describes factory settings. For information about changing factory settings, refer to the user guides located in Help and Support.

6Chapter 2 External component identification