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(1) | Power light | ● | White: The computer is on. |
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| ● | Blinking white: The computer is in the Sleep state. |
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| ● | Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation. |
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(2) | Drive light | ● | Blinking white: The hard drive is being accessed. |
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| ● | Amber: HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection has |
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| temporarily parked the hard drive. |
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| NOTE: For information on HP ProtectSmart |
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| Hard Drive Protection, refer to the HP Notebook |
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| Reference Guide. |
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(3) | USB ports (2) | Connect optional USB devices. | |
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(4) | Optical drive | Reads and writes to an optical disc. | |
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(5) | Optical drive light | ● | White: The optical drive is being accessed. |
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| ● | Amber: The optical drive is off. |
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(6) | Optical drive eject button | Ejects the optical disc. | |
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(7) | AC adapter light | ● | White: The computer is connected to external power |
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| and the battery is fully charged. |
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| ● | Amber: The battery is charging. |
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| ● | Off: The computer is not connected to |
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| external power. |
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(8) | Power connector | Connects an AC adapter. | |
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(9) | Security cable slot | Attaches an optional security cable to the computer. | |
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| NOTE: The security cable is designed to act as a | |
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| deterrent, but it may not prevent the computer from being | |
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| mishandled or stolen. | |
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20 | Chapter 2 External component identification |