Front components
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(1) | Wireless light | ● | On: An integrated wireless device, such as a WLAN device, |
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| a WWAN device, and/or a 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 rating |
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| 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 power |
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| source has reached a low battery level. When the battery |
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| reaches a critical battery level, the battery light begins |
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| 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 computer |
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| are fully charged. If the computer is not plugged into an |
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| external power source, the light stays off until the battery |
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| 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) | Display release latch | Opens the computer. | |
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(6) | Speakers | Produce sound. | |
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