Front components
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(1) | Business card slot | Holds a business card in position so that the webcam | |
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(2) | Wireless light | ● | Blue: An integrated wireless device, such as a |
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| WLAN device, the HP Mobile Broadband Module |
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| (select models only), and/or a Bluetooth device, |
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| is on. |
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| ● | Amber: All wireless devices are off. |
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(3) | Power light | ● | On: The computer is on. |
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| ● | Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state |
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| (Windows 7 and Windows Vista) or Standby |
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| ● | Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation. |
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(4) | Battery light | ● | Amber: A battery is charging. |
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| ● | White: A battery is close to full charge capacity. |
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| ● | Blinking amber: A battery that is the only |
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| available power source has reached a low |
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| battery level. When the battery reaches a critical |
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| battery level, the battery light begins blinking |
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| rapidly. |
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| ● | Off: If the computer is plugged into an external |
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| power source, the light turns off when all |
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| batteries in the computer are fully charged. If the |
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| computer is not plugged into an external power |
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| source, the light stays off until the battery |
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| reaches a low battery level. |
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(5) | Drive light | ● | White: The hard drive or optical drive is being |
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| accessed. |
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| ● | Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily |
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| parked the hard drive. |
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(6) | Speakers (2) | Produce sound. | |
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(7) | Display release button | Opens the computer. | |
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14 Chapter 2 External component identification