
Table 8. Status indicators
Indicator | Meaning |
Speaker mute | Orange: |
| The speaker is on mute. To set the speakers on mute or |
| unmute, press the speaker mute button. |
Microphone | Orange: |
mute | The microphone is on mute. None of the recording |
| devices is available while the microphone mute is on by |
| default. |
Wireless LAN, | Green: The wireless LAN feature (the IEEE 802.11 b/g standard, |
Wireless WAN, | 802.11 a/b/g, or 802.11n), wireless WAN feature, or |
or WiMAX | WiMax feature is on, and the radio link is ready for use. |
status | Blinking green: |
| Data is being transmitted. |
Bluetooth | Green: The Bluetooth wireless feature or wireless USB feature is |
wireless or | on, and the radio link is ready for use. |
Wireless USB | Blinking green: |
status | Data is being transmitted. |
Device access | Green: Data is being read from or written to the hard disk |
| drive, the diskette drive, or the drive in the Ultrabay |
| Slim Media Bay device. 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 device access |
| light is on. Sudden physical shock could cause drive errors. |
Power on | Green: The computer is on and ready to use. This indicator |
| stays lit around the |
| computer is on and is not in standby mode. |
Ultrabay Slim | Green: An Ultrabay Slim Media Bay device is installed and in |
Media Bay | use. |
device status | Blinking green: |
| An Ultrabay Slim Media Bay device is in the process of |
| being detached. |
| Turn off: |
| An Ultrabay Slim Media Bay device is ready to be |
| attached or detached. |
Fingerprint | Green: The fingerprint reader is ready to swipe. |
reader status | Blinking green: |
| The fingerprint is being authenticated or has been |
| authenticated. |
| Blinking orange: |
| The fingerprint could not be authenticated. |
Caps lock | Green: Caps Lock mode is enabled. To enable or disable Caps |
| Lock mode, press the Caps Lock key. |
Sleep (standby | Green: The computer is in sleep (standby) mode. |
for Windows | Blinking green: |
XP) status | The computer is entering sleep (standby) mode or |
| hibernation mode, or is resuming normal operation. |