Hardware Components

Keyboard and Drive Lights

Component

Description

 

 

 

1

Caps lock light

On: Caps lock is on.

 

 

 

2

Num lock light

On: Num lock or the internal

 

 

keypad is on.*

 

 

 

3

IDE (Integrated Drive

On: The internal hard drive or the

 

Electronics) light; also

optical drive bay is being accessed.

 

referred to as hard

 

 

drive/optical drive activity

 

 

light

 

 

 

 

4

Optical disk drive light

On: The optical drive bay is being

 

 

accessed.

 

 

 

5

5-in-1 Memory Reader light

On: Memory Reader is accessing an

 

(select models)

optional digital media card.

*For information about using num lock, the internal keypad, or an external keypad, see Chapter 2, “TouchPad and Keyboard.”

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