Front components
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(1) | Wireless light | ● | On: An integrated wireless device, such as a WLAN |
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| device, the HP Broadband Wireless Module, and/or a |
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| Bluetooth device, is turned on. |
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| ● | Off: All wireless devices are turned off. |
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(2) | Power light | ● | On: The computer is on. |
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| ● | Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state (Windows |
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| Vista) or in Standby (Windows XP). |
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| ● | Blinking rapidly: An AC adapter with a higher power |
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| rating should be connected. |
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| ● | Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation. |
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(3) | Battery light | ● | Amber: A battery is charging. |
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| ● | Green: A battery is close to full charge capacity. |
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| ● | Blinking amber: A battery that is the only available |
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| power source has reached a low battery level. When |
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| the battery reaches a critical battery level, the battery |
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| light begins blinking rapidly. |
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| ● | Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power |
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| source, the light turns off when all batteries in the |
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| computer are fully charged. If the computer is not |
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| plugged into an external power source, the light stays |
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| off until the battery reaches a low battery level. |
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(4) | Drive light | ● | Blinking green: The hard drive or optical drive is being |
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| accessed. |
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| ● | Amber (select models only): HP 3D DriveGuard has |
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| temporarily parked the hard drive. |
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(5) | Speakers (2) | Produce sound. | |
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(6) | Produces sound when connected to optional powered stereo | ||
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| speakers, headphones, ear buds, a headset, or television | |
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| audio. | |
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(7) | Connects an optional computer headset microphone, stereo | ||
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| array microphone, or monaural microphone. | |
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