Right side

Item

Component

Description

 

 

 

 

(1)

Power light

White: The computer is on.

 

 

Blinking white: The computer is in the Sleep state.

 

 

Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.

 

 

 

 

(2)

Drive light

Blinking white: The hard drive is being accessed.

 

 

Amber: HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection has

 

 

 

temporarily parked the hard drive.

 

 

 

NOTE: For information on HP ProtectSmart

 

 

 

Hard Drive Protection, refer to the HP Notebook

 

 

 

Reference Guide.

 

 

 

(3)

USB ports (2)

Connect optional USB devices.

 

 

 

(4)

Optical drive

Reads and writes to an optical disc.

 

 

 

 

(5)

Optical drive light

White: The optical drive is being accessed.

 

 

Amber: The optical drive is off.

 

 

 

(6)

Optical drive eject button

Ejects the optical disc.

 

 

 

 

(7)

AC adapter light

White: The computer is connected to external power

 

 

 

and the battery is fully charged.

 

 

Amber: The battery is charging.

 

 

Off: The computer is not connected to

 

 

 

external power.

 

 

 

(8)

Power connector

Connects an AC adapter.

 

 

 

(9)

Security cable slot

Attaches an optional security cable to the computer.

 

 

NOTE: The security cable is designed to act as a

 

 

deterrent, but it may not prevent the computer from being

 

 

mishandled or stolen.

 

 

 

 

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