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(1) | Power light | ● On: The computer is on. |
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| ● Blinking: The computer is in Standby. |
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| ● Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation. |
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(2) | Power switch | ● When the computer is off, slide the switch to turn |
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| on the computer. |
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| ● When the computer is on, briefly slide the switch |
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| to initiate Hibernation. |
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| ● When the computer is in Standby, briefly slide |
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| the switch to exit Standby. |
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| ● When the computer is in Hibernation, briefly |
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| slide the switch to exit Hibernation. |
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| If the computer has stopped responding and |
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| Windows shutdown procedures are ineffective, slide |
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| and hold the power switch for at least 5 seconds to |
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| turn off the computer. |
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| To learn more about your power settings, select |
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| Start > Control Panel > Performance and |
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| Maintenance > Power Options. |
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(3) | Drive light | Blinking: The hard drive or flash drive is being |
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| accessed. |
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(4) | Battery light | ● On: A battery is charging. |
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| ● Blinking: A battery that is the only available |
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| power source has reached a low battery level. |
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| When the battery reaches a critical battery level, |
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| the battery light begins blinking rapidly. |
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| ● Off: If the computer is plugged into an external |
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| power source, the light turns off when all |
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| batteries in the computer are fully charged. If the |
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| computer is not plugged into an external power |
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| source, the light stays off until the battery |
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| reaches a low battery level. |
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(5) | Wireless light | ● Blue: An integrated wireless device, such as a |
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| wireless local area network (WLAN) device, is |
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| on. |
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| ● Amber: All wireless devices are off. |
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(6) | Wireless switch | Turns the wireless feature on or off, but does not |
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| establish a wireless connection. |
NOTE: A wireless network must be set up in order to establish a wireless connection.
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