Notebook Features

 

 

 

 

Component

Description

 

 

 

 

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Power/standby light

Green: The notebook is on.

 

 

 

Blinking green: The notebook is in

 

 

 

standby mode.

 

 

 

Off: The notebook is off or in

 

 

 

hibernation.

 

 

 

 

4

Battery light

Amber: A battery pack is charging.

 

 

 

Green: A battery pack is close to full

 

 

 

charge capacity.

 

 

 

Blinking amber: A battery pack that is

 

 

 

the only available power source has

 

 

 

reached a low-battery condition. When

 

 

 

the battery reaches a critical

 

 

 

low-battery condition, the battery light

 

 

 

begins blinking more quickly.

 

 

 

Off: If the notebook is connected to an

 

 

 

external power source, the light is

 

 

 

turned off when all batteries in the

 

 

 

notebook are fully charged. If the

 

 

 

notebook is not connected to an

 

 

 

external power source, the light is

 

 

 

turned off until the battery reaches a

 

 

 

low-battery condition.

 

 

 

 

5

IDE (Integrated Drive

Blinking: The hard drive or optical drive

 

 

Electronics) drive light

is being accessed.

 

 

 

 

6

Volume mute light

On: System sound is turned off.

 

 

 

 

7

Num lock light

On: Num lock is on or the embedded

 

 

 

numeric keypad is enabled.

 

 

 

 

8

Caps lock light

On: Caps lock is on.

 

 

 

 

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