Status Lights - HP Compaq Notebook Series Startup Manual

Getting Started with Your Notebook
Identifying Parts of the Notebook

Status Lights

The notebook includes a number of status lights that report power and battery status,
drive activity, and keyboard functions such as Caps Lock and Num Lock.
The following diagram shows the main status lights on the front of the notebook.
1 Power mode.
• On: the notebook is on (even if the display is off).
• Blinking: the notebook is in Standby.
• Off: the notebook is off or in Hibernation.
2 Hard disk drive activity.
On: notebook is accessing the hard disk drive.
3 Battery status.
• Green: the AC adapter is connected and the battery is fully charged.
• Amber: the AC adapter is connected and the battery is charging.
• Blinking: the AC adapter is connected and the battery is missing or has a
fault.
• Off: the AC adapter is not connected.
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