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

 

 

Initiating Sleep and Hibernation on page 35.

 

 

 

(2)

Mute light

● Amber: Computer sound is off.

 

 

● Off: Computer sound is on.

 

 

 

(3)

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.

 

 

 

(4)

Caps lock light

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

 

 

letters.

 

 

 

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