HP HDX18-1020US Notebook Tour - Windows Vista - Page 10

Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader, Components

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Component Description (11) Num lock light (12) Drive light (13) Battery light On: Num lock is on or the embedded numeric keypad is enabled. ● Blinking: The hard drive or optical drive is being accessed. ● Amber: HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection has temporarily parked the internal hard drive. ● On: A battery is charging. ● Blinking: A battery that is the only available power source has reached a low battery level or a critical battery level. ● Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power source, the light is turned 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. *The 2 power lights display the same information. The light on the power button is visible only when the computer is open. The power light on the front of the computer is visible whether the computer is open or closed. Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader Component (1) Power button* 4 Chapter 2 Components Description ● When the computer is off, press the button to turn on the computer. ● When the computer is on, briefly press the button to initiate Sleep.

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Component
Description
(11)
Num lock light
On: Num lock is on or the embedded numeric keypad is enabled.
(12)
Drive light
Blinking: The hard drive or optical drive is being accessed.
Amber: HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection has
temporarily parked the internal hard drive.
(13)
Battery light
On: A battery is charging.
Blinking: A battery that is the only available power source has
reached a low battery level or a critical battery level.
Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power source,
the light is turned 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.
*The 2 power lights display the same information. The light on the power button is visible only when the computer is open. The
power light on the front of the computer is visible whether the computer is open or closed.
Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader
Component
Description
(1)
Power button*
When the computer is off, press the button to turn on the
computer.
When the computer is on, briefly press the button to initiate
Sleep.
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Chapter 2
Components