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Finding Your Way Around

Keyboard and display features

❖Green means the power switch is turned on, and power is being supplied.

❖Flashing, in two-second intervals, means the power switch is turned off and the computer is in Standby mode. For more information about Standby mode, see Using Standby on page 87.

The battery light indicates the status of the computer’s battery.

❖No illumination means the battery has completely discharged and the AC adapter is not connected.

❖Green means the battery is fully charged.

❖Amber means the battery is charging (AC adapter connected.)

❖Flashing amber means the battery charge is low and it is time to recharge the battery or plug in the AC adapter.

For more information see Monitoring battery power on page 95.

The hard disk drive light indicates whether the internal hard disk drive is currently in use.

❖No illumination means the hard disk drive is idle.

❖Green or flashing means that the hard disk drive is being accessed.

HINT: To avoid data loss, never turn off the computer while any drive is being accessed.

The diskette/DVD light shows the computer’s diskette drive and DVD-ROM drive activity:

❖No illumination means the diskette drive and DVD-ROM drive are idle.

❖Green means the diskette drive or the DVD-ROM drive is in use.