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Component

Description

 

 

 

 

(1)

Wireless light

Blue: An integrated wireless device, such as a wireless

 

 

 

local area network (WLAN) device, the HP Mobile

 

 

 

Broadband Module, and/or a Bluetooth device, is on.

 

 

Amber: All wireless devices are off.

 

 

 

 

(2)

Power light

On: The computer is on.

 

 

Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state (Windows

 

 

 

Vista) or Standby (Windows XP).

 

 

Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.

 

 

 

 

(3)

Battery light

Amber: A battery is charging.

 

 

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

Turquoise: The hard drive or optical drive is being

 

 

 

accessed.

 

 

Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily parked the

 

 

 

internal hard drive.

 

 

 

(5)

Business card slot

Holds a business card in position so that the webcam can

 

 

capture the information on the card.

 

 

 

(6)

Display release button

Opens the computer.

 

 

 

 

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