HP 2710p HP Compaq 2710p Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 18

Lights, External component identification

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Lights Item (1) Component Power light (2) Battery light (3) Drive light (4) Caps lock light (5) Volume mute light (6) Volume down light Function ● On: The computer is on. ● Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state (Windows Vista) or in Standby (Windows XP). ● Blinking rapidly: An AC adapter with a higher power rating should be connected. ● Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation. ● Amber: A battery is charging. ● Green: A battery is close to full charge capacity. ● Blinking amber: A battery that is the only available power source has reached a low battery level. When the battery reaches a critical battery level, the battery light begins blinking rapidly. ● Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power source, the light turns off when all batteries in the computer are fully charged. If the computer is not plugged into an external power source, the light stays off until the battery reaches a low battery level. ● Blinking green: The hard drive is being accessed. ● Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily parked the internal hard drive. On: Caps lock is on. ● Off: Computer sound is on. ● On: Computer sound is off. Blinking: The volume scroll zone is being used to decrease speaker volume. 8 Chapter 2 External component identification

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Lights
Item
Component
Function
(1)
Power light
On: The computer is on.
Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state (Windows
Vista) or in Standby (Windows XP).
Blinking rapidly: An AC adapter with a higher power
rating should be connected.
Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.
(2)
Battery light
Amber: A battery is charging.
Green: A battery is close to full charge capacity.
Blinking amber: A battery that is the only available
power source has reached a low battery level. When
the battery reaches a critical battery level, the battery
light begins blinking rapidly.
Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power
source, the light turns off when all batteries in the
computer are fully charged. If the computer is not
plugged into an external power source, the light stays
off until the battery reaches a low battery level.
(3)
Drive light
Blinking green: The hard drive is being accessed.
Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily parked the
internal hard drive.
(4)
Caps lock light
On: Caps lock is on.
(5)
Volume mute light
Off: Computer sound is on.
On: Computer sound is off.
(6)
Volume down light
Blinking: The volume scroll zone is being used to decrease
speaker volume.
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Chapter 2
External component identification