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External component identification
Right side
Component
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Chapter 2 External component identification
Optical drive (select models only)
Optical drive light
Optical drive eject button
Power light
Hard drive light
USB 2.0 port
AC adapter light
Description
Reads and writes to an optical disc.
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Green or Amber: The optical drive is being accessed.
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Off: The optical drive is idle.
Releases the disc tray.
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White: The computer is on.
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Blinking white: The computer is in the Sleep/Suspend
state, which is an energy-saving mode. 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 an energy-saving mode that uses the least amount of
power.
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Blinking white: The hard drive is being accessed.
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Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily parked the
hard drive.
Connects an optional USB device.
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White: The computer is connected to external power
and the battery is fully charged.
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Blinking white: The battery has reached a low battery
level.
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Amber: The computer is connected to external power
and the battery is charging.
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Off: The computer is not connected to external power.
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