Front components
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(1) | Wireless light | On: An integrated wireless device, such as a wireless local | |
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| area network (WLAN) device, the HP Broadband Wireless | |
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| Module, and/ or a Bluetooth device, is on. Amber: All | |
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| wireless devices are 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. |
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| ● | Blinking rapidly: An AC adapter with a higher power |
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| rating 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 |
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| power source has reached a low battery level. When the |
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| battery reaches a critical battery level, the battery light |
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| begins 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 |
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| computer are fully charged. If the computer is not |
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| plugged into an external power source, the light stays off |
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| until the battery 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. Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily parked | |
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| the hard drive. | |
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(5) | SD card reader | Supports the Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card and | |
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| MultiMediaCard (MMC) optional digital card formats. | |
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(6) | Speakers (2) | Produce sound. | |
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(7) | Display release button | Opens the computer. | |
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(8) | Bluetooth compartment | Contains a Bluetooth device. | |
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