Product overview

Status indicators

The system status indicators show the status of the computer, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicator

Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

Green:

The battery is fully charged.

 

Blinking green:

 

 

The battery has enough power to

 

 

operate, but is being charged.

 

Orange:

The battery power is low. The battery

 

 

is to being charged.

 

Blinking orange:

 

 

The battery needs to be charged.

 

 

when the indicator starts blinking

 

 

orange, the computer beeps three

 

 

times.

 

 

 

Standby

Green:

The computer is in standby mode.

status

Blinking green:

 

 

The computer is entering standby

 

 

mode or hibernation mode, or is

 

 

resuming normal operation. This

 

 

indicator does not blink in Windows

 

 

2000 and Windows Me.

 

 

 

Drive in

Green:

Data is being read from or written to

use

 

the hard-disk drive, the diskette drive,

 

 

or the drive in the Ultrabay 2000.

 

 

When this indicator is on, do not put

 

 

the computer into standby mode or

 

 

turn off the computer.

 

Note: Do not move the system while the Green

 

drive in use light is on. Sudden physical shock

 

could cause drive errors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IBM A22M, A21M, A22P, A21P, A20M, MT 2631 manual Status indicators, Blinking orange