Lenovo THINKPAD T500 Hardware Maintenance Manual page 59

Table 8. Status indicators
Indicator
1
Wireless status
2
Wireless PAN
status
R
3
Wireless WAN
status
4
Num lock
5
Caps lock
6
Drive in use
7
Power on
8
Battery status
9
AC power
status
10
Standby status
Meaning
Green: The wireless feature (802.11 standard or 802.11n) is on,
and the radio link is ready for use.
Blinking green:
Data is being transmitted.
Green: Bluetooth wireless is operational. This indicator is on
when Bluetooth wireless is on and not in suspend mode.
Green: The wireless WAN is on, and the radio link is ready for
use.
Blinking green:
Data is being transmitted.
Green: The numeric keypad on the keyboard is enabled. To
enable or disable the keypad, press and hold the Shift
key, and press the NumLk (ScrLk) key.
Green: Caps Lock mode is enabled. To enable or disable Caps
Lock mode, press the Caps Lock key.
Green: Data is being read from or written to the hard disk
drive, the diskette drive, or the drive in the Serial
Ultrabay Slim device. When this indicator is on, do not
put the computer into standby mode or turn off the
computer.
Note: Do not move the system while the green drive-in-use light
is on. Sudden physical shock could cause drive errors.
Green: The computer is on and ready to use. This indicator
stays lit whenever the computer is on and is not in
standby mode.
Green: The battery is charged between 80% to 100% of the
capacity, and being discharged between 0% to 80% of
the capacity.
Blinking green:
The battery is charged between 20% to 80% of the
capacity, and being charged.
Orange:
The battery is charged between 5% and 20% of the
capacity, and being discharged.
Blinking orange (slow):
The battery is charged between 5% to 20% of the
capacity, and being charged.
Blinking orange (rapid):
The battery is charged between 0% to 5% of the capacity.
Green: The computer is connected to the ac power supply.
Green: The computer is in standby mode.
Blinking green:
The computer is entering standby mode or hibernation
mode, or is resuming normal operation.
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