Front Panel - HP X Class 500/550MHz Reference Manual

Front Panel

This section explains the HP V
Figure 1-3. Front Panel Features of the Personal Workstation
Hard Disk Activity Light
Network Activity Light
Table 1-2. Front Panel Features and Their Descriptions
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
PC Lock Button
On/Off LED
Hard Disk Drive Activity
LED
LAN Activity LED
Lock LED (Amber)
NOTE
The front panel volume control that was available on previous generations of
the HP V
be controlled using the keyboard or the software volume control.
Chapter 1
Personal X-Class Workstation's front panel features.
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The MaxiLife control panel menus are described in detail in the section "MaxiLife
Architecture" in the chapter "System Board."
This button has the same functionality as the multimedia keyboard "lock key." When
HP Lock is installed under Windows NT 4.0, pressing this button is equivalent to "NT
Lock Workstation." If HP Lock is not install, then this feature will not work.
This light has four states:
Blank Indicates that the computer is off.
Green
Indicates that the computer is turned on and running
correctly.
Red
Indicates that there is a Power-On Self-Test (POST)
error. Red flashing indicates that there is a MaxiLife
(Diag/Alarm) error.
Amber
Indicates a system reset, system lock, standby mode
(Windows 98) or suspend mode (Windows 95).
This light is active during POST and when the hard disk drive is being accessed.
This light is active when the Personal Workstation is accessing the network. For this
feature to work, specific LAN HP drivers need to be installed.
This light is displayed when the system is locked.
Personal Workstations has been removed. Volume can now
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System Overview
Front Panel
MaxiLife LCD
Control Buttons
Power On/Off
Button and LED
Reset Button
PC Lock Button
and LED
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