External component identification

Lights

Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section.

Item

Component

Description

 

 

 

1

Caps lock light

On: Caps lock is on.

 

 

 

2

Power lights (2)*

■ On: The computer is on.

 

 

■ Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state.

 

 

■ Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.

 

 

 

3

Wireless light

■ Blue: An integrated wireless device, such as a wireless local area

 

 

network (WLAN) device and/or a Bluetooth® device, is on.

 

 

■ Amber: All wireless devices are off.

 

 

 

4

Num lock light

On: Keypad numeric function is enabled.

 

 

 

5

Battery light

■ On: A battery is charging.

 

 

■ Blinking: 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 is turned 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.

 

 

 

6

Drive light

Blinking: The hard drive or optical drive is being accessed.

*The 2 power lights display the same information. The light on the power button is visible only when the computer is open. The power light on the front of the computer is visible whether the computer is open or closed.

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