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ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
Table 7. Status indicators
Indicator
1
Wireless LAN
status
2
Bluetooth status
R
3
Num lock
4
Caps lock
5
Drive in use
6
Power on
7
Battery status
8
AC power
status
9
Sleep (standby)
status
Meaning
Green: The LAN wireless feature is on, and the radio link is
ready for use.
Blinking green:
Data is being transmitted.
Green: Bluetooth wireless is operational. This indicator is on
when Bluetooth wireless is on and not in suspend mode.
Green: The numeric keypad on the keyboard is enabled. To
enable or disable the keypad, press and hold the Shift
key, and press the NumLk (ScrLk) key.
Green: Caps Lock mode is enabled. To enable or disable Caps
Lock mode, press the Caps Lock key.
Green: Data is being read from or written to the hard disk
drive, the diskette drive, or the drive in the Ultrabay
™
Enhanced
device. When this indicator is on, do not put
the computer into sleep (standby) mode or turn off the
computer.
Note: Do not move the system while the green drive-in-use light
is on. Sudden physical shock could cause drive errors.
Green: The computer is on and ready to use. This indicator
stays lit whenever the computer is on and is not in sleep
(standby) mode.
Green: The battery is charged between 80% to 100% of the
capacity, and being discharged between 0% to 80% of
the capacity.
Blinking green:
The battery is charged between 20% to 80% of the
capacity, and being charged.
Orange:
The battery is charged between 5% and 20% of the
capacity, and being discharged.
Blinking orange (slow):
The battery is charged between 5% to 20% of the
capacity, and being charged.
Blinking orange (rapid):
The battery is charged between 0% to 5% of the capacity.
Green: The computer is connected to the ac power supply.
Green: The computer is in sleep (standby) mode.
Blinking green:
The computer is entering sleep (standby) mode or
hibernation mode, or is resuming normal operation.
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