Gateway Solo 5100 User Manual page 14

14 Using Your Solo 5100 Multimedia Notebook
System Status Indicators (LEDs)
The notebook status and various system modes are indicated by the system
indicators. Following is a description of the indicators and what each means.
Hard disk drive
Cap
access
lock
indicator
Modular option bay access
Power
indicator (CD-ROM /
indicator
Floppy disk drive
Hard disk drive access light indicates that the hard drive is in use.
Cap lock indicates that the caps lock is on. When the caps lock light is on, you
type in all capital letters.
Pad lock indicates that the pad lock is on. When the pad lock light is on, you
can access the embedded numeric keypad.
Scroll lock indicates that the scroll lock is on. When the scroll lock light is on,
you can scroll through large volumes of text in some programs.
Battery charge indicator has four modes of indication:
•
Green LED indicates the battery is fully charged
•
Yellow LED indicates the battery is charging
•
Red LED indicates a battery charging circuit malfunction
•
LED off indicates the AC adapter is not connected to the notebook
Power LED indicates that the system is on; the power indicator LED glows
green if the CPU is being actively utilized, yellow CPU if utilization is low,
and red if there is a problem with the processor. A red LED is highly unusual;
if it remains red after rebooting the system, contact technical support.
Modular option bay access indicator (CD-ROM or Floppy disk drive)
indicates that the CD-ROM or the floppy drive is in use.
Battery
Pad Scroll charge
lock lock indicator