External Components, Front Components, Component Function

1.4 External Components

The external components on the front of the computer are shown below and described in Table 1-1.

Front Components

		Table 1-1
		Front Components

Item	Component	Function

1	Power light	■ On: The computer is on.
		■ Blinking: The computer is in standby.
		■ Off: The computer is off.

2	Battery light	■ On: A battery is charging.
		■ Blinking: A battery that is the only
		available power source has reached a
		low battery condition or a critical
		low-battery condition.
		■ 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 condition.

3	Drive light	Blinking: The hard drive or optical drive is
		being accessed.

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