Lights
NOTE:
Refer to the illustration that most closely matches your computer.
Component
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Chapter 2 External component identification
Power light
Microphone mute light
Num lock light
Wireless light
Mute light
Caps lock light
TouchPad light
Description
On: The computer is on.
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Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state, a power-saving
state. The computer shuts off power to the display and
other unneeded components.
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Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation. Hibernation is a
power-saving state that uses the least amount of power.
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Amber: microphone sound is off.
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Off: microphone sound is on.
On: Num lock is on.
On: An integrated wireless device, such as a wireless local area
network (WLAN) device and/or a Bluetooth® device, is on.
NOTE:
On some models, the wireless light is amber when all
wireless devices are off.
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Amber: Computer sound is off.
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Off: Computer sound is on.
On: Caps lock is on, which switches the key input to all capital
letters.
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On: The TouchPad is off.