1.4The Two System LEDs

Before You Begin

User's Guide

 

 

1.4The Two System LEDs

The two System LEDs provide an alternate way to indicate power status of your system unit as also provided by the Power LED as described in Chapter 1.3. The table below illustrates how these two System LEDs behave in different situations.

Off

Blue

 

The system is off or in hibernation mode.

Steady on

The system is running on AC power and the battery

 

 

is not inserted, or

 

The battery is fully charged.

Blinking

The system is in Sleep mode.

 

 

 

Off Amber

 

The system is off or in hibernation mode.

Steady on

The battery is charging.

 

 

Blinking once

The battery is in use (discharging) and the system is not

per 3 seconds

connected to AC power.

 

 

Blinking once

The battery energy level is down to 10%, or less.

per second

 

 

 

Blinking

The system is not connected to AC power and the battery

steady in high

level is below 5%, representing insufficient power to turn

frequency

on the system.

 

 

Incidentally when both LEDs are lit up steady in their respective colors, the battery pack is either not charging or fails. In this situation, the Power LED will also lit up in purple.

Note: These Two System LEDs are located at rear side of the LCD display. For the exact location, please refer to the Top View diagram in Chapter 1.2.

For more details on Sleep and Hibernate, please refer to Power Options in the Control Panel of your Microsoft Windows operating system.

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Microsoft W840DI manual The Two System LEDs, Before You Begin, Users Guide, Page, The system is off or in hibernation mode