Front components

Item

Component

Function

 

 

 

 

(1)

Wireless light

Turquoise: An integrated wireless device, such as a

 

 

 

WLAN device, the HP Mobile Broadband Module,

 

 

 

and/or a Bluetooth device, is turned on.

 

 

Amber: All wireless devices are turned off.

 

 

 

 

(2)

Power light

On: The computer is on.

 

 

Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state (Windows

 

 

 

Vista) or in Standby (Windows XP).

 

 

Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.

 

 

 

 

(3)

Battery light

Amber: A battery is charging.

 

 

Blinking turquoise: 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 turquoise: The hard drive or optical drive is

 

 

 

being accessed.

 

 

Amber (select models only): HP 3D DriveGuard has

 

 

 

temporarily parked the hard drive.

 

 

 

(5)

Speakers

Produce sound.

 

 

 

(6)

Display release latch

Opens the computer.

 

 

 

 

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