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About the Indicator Lights

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About the Indicator Lights

Your computer is equipped with the following indicator lights:

Indicator

Functions

 

 

Power 1

Illuminates in green when the computer is on, blinks slowly in orange while the computer is in Sleep mode, and

 

turns off when the computer is off or in Hibernate mode.

 

 

Charge

Illuminates while the battery pack is charging. See Charging the Battery Pack (page 22) for more information.

 

 

Built-in MOTION EYE camera

Illuminates while the built-in MOTION EYE camera is in use.

 

 

Media Access

Illuminates while data is being read from or written to a memory card. (Do not place the computer into Sleep

 

mode or turn it off when this indicator is lit.) When the indicator is unlit, the memory card is not in use.

 

 

CF memory card*

Illuminates while data is being read from or written to a CF memory card. (Do not place the computer into Sleep

 

mode or turn it off when this indicator is lit.) When the indicator is unlit, the CF memory card is not in use.

 

 

Optical disc drive

Illuminates while the drive is reading or writing data. When the indicator is unlit, the optical disc media is not in

 

use.

 

 

Disc drive

Illuminates while the built-in storage device or the optical disc drive is running to read or write data.

Do not place the computer into Sleep mode or turn it off when this indicator is lit.

 

 

 

Num lock

Press the Num Lk key to activate the numeric keypad. Press it a second time to deactivate the numeric keypad.

The numeric keypad is not active when the indicator is unlit.

 

 

 

Caps lock

Press the Caps Lock key to type letters in uppercase. Letters appear in lowercase if you press the Shift key

while the indicator is lit. Press the key a second time to turn off the indicator. Normal typing resumes when the

 

 

Caps lock indicator is unlit.

 

 

Scroll lock

Press the Fn+Scr Lk keys to change how you scroll the display. Normal scrolling resumes when the Scroll lock

indicator is unlit. The Scr Lk key functions differently depending on the program you are using and does not

 

 

work with all programs.

 

 

WIRELESS

Illuminates when one or more wireless options are enabled.

 

 

*On selected models only.