Component

 

Description

 

 

 

(1)

Power light

On: The device is on.

 

 

Blinking: The device is in Standby.

 

 

Off: The device is off or in Hibernation.

 

 

 

(2)

Power switch

When the device is off, slide the switch to turn

 

 

on the device.

 

 

When the device is on, briefly slide the switch to

 

 

initiate Hibernation.

 

 

When the device is in Standby, briefly slide the

 

 

switch to exit Standby.

 

 

When the device is in Hibernation, briefly slide

 

 

the switch to exit Hibernation.

 

 

If the device has stopped responding and Windows

 

 

shutdown procedures are ineffective, slide and hold

 

 

the power switch for at least 5 seconds to turn off the

 

 

device.

 

 

To learn more about your power settings, select

 

 

Start > Control Panel > Performance and

 

 

Maintenance > Power Options.

 

 

 

(3)

Drive light

Blinking: The hard drive or flash drive is being

 

 

accessed.

 

 

 

(4)

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 battery level,

 

 

the battery light begins blinking rapidly.

 

 

Off: If the device is plugged into an external

 

 

power source, the light turns off when all

 

 

batteries in the device are fully charged. If the

 

 

device is not plugged into an external power

 

 

source, the light stays off until the battery

 

 

reaches a low battery level.

 

 

 

(5)

Wireless light

Blue: An integrated wireless device, such as a

 

 

wireless local area network (WLAN) device, is

 

 

on.

 

 

Amber: All wireless devices are off.

 

 

 

(6)

Wireless switch

Turns the wireless feature on or off, but does not

 

 

establish a wireless connection.

NOTE: A wireless network must be set up in order to establish a wireless connection.

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