Lights

Component

 

Description

 

 

 

(1)

Power light

On: The computer is on.

 

 

Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state, a power-

 

 

saving state. The computer shuts off power to the

 

 

display and other unneeded components.

 

 

Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation. Hibernation

 

 

is a power-saving state that uses the least amount of

 

 

power.

 

 

NOTE: For select models, the Intel® Rapid Start

 

 

Technology feature is enabled at the factory. Rapid

 

 

Start Technology allows your computer to resume

 

 

quickly from inactivity. For more information, see

 

 

Initiating Sleep and Hibernation on page 53.

 

 

 

(2)

Caps lock light

On: Caps lock is on, switching the keys to all capital letters.

 

 

 

(3)

Mute light

Amber: Computer sound is off.

 

 

Off: Computer sound is on.

 

 

 

(4)

Wireless light

On: An integrated wireless device, such as a wireless local

 

 

area network (WLAN) device and/or a Bluetooth® device, is

 

 

on.

NOTE: On some models, the wireless light is amber when all wireless devices are off.

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