Product Description

 

 

Table 1-1

 

Front Components

 

 

 

Item

Component

Function

 

 

 

1

Power light

On: Computer is turned on.

 

 

Off: Computer is off or in hibernation.

 

 

Blinking: Computer is in standby.

 

 

 

2

Battery light

On: A battery pack is charging or is close

 

 

to full charge capacity.

 

 

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.

 

 

Blinking: A battery pack that is the only

 

 

available power source has reached a

 

 

low-battery condition. When the battery

 

 

reaches a critical low-battery condition,

 

 

the battery light begins blinking quickly.

 

 

 

3

Integrated Drive

On or blinking: The internal hard drive or an

 

Electronics (IDE)

optical drive is being accessed.

 

drive light

 

 

 

 

4

Speakers

Produce stereo sound.

 

 

 

5

Display release latch

Opens the computer.

 

 

 

Maintenance and Service Guide

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HP DV8000 manual Front Components, Component Function