Table 2-5
Lights and their descriptions
Component
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Button, speakers, and fingerprint reader
Fingerprint readers can be located on the touchpad, on a side panel of the computer, or on the top cover
below the keyboard.
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Chapter 2 Components
Caps lock light
Privacy key light
Mute light
Microphone mute light
Power light
Fn lock light
Description
On: Caps lock is on, which switches the key input to all capital
letters.
On: Privacy screen is on, which helps prevent side-angle viewing.
On: Computer sound is off.
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Off: Computer sound is on.
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On: Microphone is off.
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Off: Microphone is on.
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On: The computer is on.
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Blinking (select products only): The computer is in the Sleep
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state, a power-saving state. The computer shuts off power
to the display and other unnecessary components.
Off: Depending on your computer model, the computer is
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off, in Hibernation, or in Sleep. Hibernation is the power-
saving state that uses the least amount of power.
On: The
fn
key is locked.