Getting Started with Your Notebook

Status Lights

The notebook includes a number of status lights that report power and battery status, drive activity, and keyboard functions such as Caps Lock and Num Lock.

The following diagram shows the main status lights on the front of the notebook.

1Power mode

On: Notebook is on (even if the display is off).

Blinking: Notebook is in Standby.

Off: Notebook is off or in Hibernation.

2Hard drive activity

On: Notebook is accessing the hard drive.

3Battery status

Green: Battery pack is fully charged.

Amber: Battery pack is charging.

Blinking: Battery pack has reached a low-battery condition.

Off: No AC power is applied, or AC power is applied with battery pack either close to full-charge capacity or not installed.

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