Lights

Item

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.

 

 

 

(2)

Mute light

Amber: Computer sound is off.

 

 

Off: Computer sound is on.

 

 

 

(3)

Wireless light

On: An integrated wireless device, such as a WLAN

 

 

device and/or a Bluetooth device, is on.

 

 

NOTE: On some models, the wireless light is amber

 

 

when all wireless devices are off.

 

 

 

(4)

Caps lock light

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

 

 

capital letters.

 

 

 

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