Lights

Component

 

Description

 

 

 

(1)

Power light

● White: The computer is on.

 

 

● Blinking white: The computer is in the Sleep state,

 

 

which is an energy-saving mode. The computer shuts

 

 

off power to the display and other unneeded

 

 

components.

 

 

● Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation. Hibernation is

 

 

an energy-saving mode 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 Intel

 

 

Rapid Start Technology (select models only)

 

 

on page 29

 

 

 

(2)

Caps lock light

White: Caps lock is on, which switches the keys to all capital

 

 

letters.

 

 

 

(3)

Mute light

● Amber: Computer sound is off.

 

 

● Off: Computer sound is on.

 

 

 

(4)

Wireless light

● White: An integrated wireless device, such as a

 

 

wireless local area network (WLAN) device and/or a

 

 

Bluetooth® device, is on.

 

 

● Amber: All wireless devices are off.

 

 

 

(5)

TouchPad light

● Amber: The TouchPad is off.

 

 

● Off: The TouchPad is on.

 

 

 

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