2 External component identification

Right side

Component

 

Description

 

 

 

(1)

Optical drive (select models only)

Reads and writes to an optical disc.

 

 

 

 

(2)

Optical drive light

Green or Amber: The optical drive is being accessed.

 

 

Off: The optical drive is idle.

 

 

 

(3)

Optical drive eject button

Releases the disc tray.

 

 

 

 

(4)

Power light

White: The computer is on.

 

 

Blinking white: The computer is in the Sleep/Suspend

 

 

 

state, which is an energy-saving mode. The computer

 

 

 

shuts off power to the display and other unneeded

 

 

 

components.

 

 

Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation. Hibernation

 

 

 

is an energy-saving mode that uses the least amount of

 

 

 

power.

 

 

 

 

(5)

Hard drive light

Blinking white: The hard drive is being accessed.

 

 

Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily parked the

 

 

 

hard drive.

 

 

 

(6)

USB 2.0 port

Connects an optional USB device.

 

 

 

 

(7)

AC adapter light

White: The computer is connected to external power

 

 

 

and the battery is fully charged.

 

 

Blinking white: The battery has reached a low battery

 

 

 

level.

 

 

Amber: The computer is connected to external power

 

 

 

and the battery is charging.

 

 

Off: The computer is not connected to external power.

 

 

 

 

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