Reading the System Status Lights

System Status lights show the status of computer functions. The lights appear on the left edge of the computer (Figure 9).

Figure 9. System Status Lights

Table 3 describes the meaning of the lights.

 

Table 3. System Status Lights

 

 

Icon

Function of Light

 

 

 

Power light: Light is green when the computer’s power is on. Light

 

blinks when the computer is in Power On Suspend mode. (See ”Rest

 

Mode” on page 64 for more information on Power On Suspend

 

mode.)

 

Num Lock light: Light is on when the embedded numeric keypad is

 

activated. See ”Using the Embeded Numeric Keypad” on page 13 for

 

a description of the keypad.

 

Caps Lock light: Light is on when the caps lock function is activated.

 

When the function is activated, all alphabetic characters you type will

 

be in upper case.

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