Lights

Item

Component

Function

 

 

 

(1)

Wireless lights (2)†

On: An integrated wireless device, such as a wireless

 

 

local area network (WLAN) device, the HP Broadband

 

 

Wireless Module, and/or a Bluetooth® device, is on.

 

 

Off: All wireless devices are off.

 

 

 

(2)

Power lights (2)*

On: The computer is on.

 

 

Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state (Windows

 

 

Vista) or in Standby (Windows XP).

 

 

Blinking rapidly: An AC adapter with a higher power

 

 

rating should be connected.

 

 

Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.

 

 

 

(3)

Battery light

Amber: A battery is charging.

 

 

Green: A battery is close to full charge capacity.

 

 

Blinking amber: A battery that is the only available

 

 

power source has reached a low battery level. When

 

 

the battery reaches a critical battery level, the battery

 

 

light begins blinking rapidly.

 

 

Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power

 

 

source, the light turns off when all batteries in the

 

 

computer are fully charged. If the computer is not

 

 

plugged into an external power source, the light stays

 

 

off until the battery reaches a low battery level.

 

 

 

(4)

Drive light

Blinking green: The hard drive or optical drive is being

 

 

accessed.

Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily parked the internal hard drive.

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