Front components
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(1) | Power light | ● | On: The computer is on. |
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| ● | Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state. |
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| ● | Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation. |
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(2) | Battery light | ● | On: A battery is charging. |
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| ● | Blinking: A battery that is the only available power |
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| source has reached a low battery level or a critical |
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| battery level. |
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| ● | Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power |
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| source, the light is turned 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 |
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| off until the battery reaches a low battery level. |
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(3) | Drive light | Blinking: The hard drive or optical drive is being accessed. | |
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(4) | Wireless switch | Turns the wireless feature on or off, but does not create a | |
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| wireless connection. | |
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| NOTE: To establish a wireless connection, a wireless | |
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| network must already be set up. | |
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(5) | Wireless light | ● | Blue: An integrated wireless device, such as a WLAN |
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| device and/or a Bluetooth® device, is turned on. |
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| ● | Amber: An integrated wireless device is turned off. |
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(6) | Consumer infrared lens | Receives a signal from a remote control device, such as the | |
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| HP Remote Control. | |
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(7) | Connects an optional computer headset microphone, stereo | ||
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| array microphone, or monaural microphone. | |
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(8) | Produces sound when connected to optional powered stereo | ||
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| speakers, headphones, ear buds, a headset, or television | |
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| audio. | |
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(9)
Produces sound when connected to optional powered stereo speakers, headphones, ear buds, a headset, or television audio.
12 Chapter 2 External component identification