Table 8. Status indicators
Indicator | Meaning |
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Power on | Green: The computer is on and ready to use. This indicator |
| stays lit whenever the computer is on and is not in |
| standby mode. |
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Standby status | Green: The computer is in standby mode. |
| Blinking green: |
| The computer is entering standby mode or hibernation |
| mode, or is resuming normal operation. |
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AC power | Green: The computer is connected to the ac power supply. |
status |
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Battery status | Green: The battery is charged between 80% to 100% of the |
| capacity, and being discharged between 0% to 80% of |
| the capacity. |
| Blinking green: |
| The battery is charged between 20% to 80% of the |
| capacity, and being charged. |
| Orange: |
| The battery is charged between 5% and 20% of the |
| capacity, and being discharged. |
| Blinking orange (slow): |
| The battery is charged between 5% to 20% of the |
| capacity, and being charged. |
| Blinking orange (rapid): |
| The battery is charged between 0% to 5% of the capacity. |
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Drive in use | Green: Data is being read from or written to the hard disk |
| drive, the diskette drive, or the drive in the Optical 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 |
| is on. Sudden physical shock could cause drive errors. |
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Num lock | Green: The numeric keypad on the keyboard is enabled. To |
| enable or disable the keypad, press and hold the Shift |
| key, and press the NumLk (ScrLk) key. |
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Wireless WAN | Green: The wireless WAN is on, and the radio link is ready for |
status | use. |
| Blinking green: |
| Data is being transmitted. |
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Wireless PAN | Green: Wireless PAN is operational. This indicator is on when |
status | Wireless PAN is on and not in suspend mode. |
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Wireless status | Green: The wireless feature (the IEEE 802.11 standard or IEEE |
| 802.11n) is on, and the radio link is ready for use. |
| Blinking green: |
| Data is being transmitted. |
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Caps lock | Green: Caps Lock mode is enabled. To enable or disable Caps |
| Lock mode, press the Caps Lock key. |
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