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Mobile Computing
Monitoring main battery power
Power
button
(Sample Illustration) Power and battery light locations
Determining remaining battery power
NOTE
HINT: Be careful not to confuse the battery light (
(
), and the power button light (near the upper-left corner of the
keyboard).
When the on/off light or power button light flashes amber, it
indicates that the system is suspended (using the Windows
operating system Sleep command).
AC power light
On/off light
Wait at least 16 seconds after turning on the computer before trying
to monitor the remaining battery power. The computer needs this
time to check the battery's remaining capacity and perform its
calculations.
System Indicator Lights
Battery light
Hard disk drive light
), the on/off light
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Bridge Media
Adapter light*
*Available on certain models