The system LED status indicators on the computer show the current status of your computer by their on or off states and colors as indicated in the table below:
Index number
LED indicator
LED indicatorcolor
LED indicator meaning
1
Battery status
Green
Enough battery power remains for operation.
Blinking orange
The battery pack needs to be charged
Orange
The battery pack is being charged.
2
Standby mode
Green
The computer is in standby mode
Blinking green
The computer is entering or resuming from hibernation mode.
3
Drive in use
Orange
Data is being read from or written to the hard disk, floppy drive, or data is being read from the CD-ROM drive. Do not enter standby mode or power off the computer when this indicator is on.
4
Numeric lock
Green
The numeric keypad on the keyboard is enabled. You enable or disable the keypad by pressing and holding the Shift key, and pressing the NumLk key. For details, see the User's Reference.
5
Caps lock
Green
Caps Lock mode is enabled. All alphabetic characters (A - Z) are entered in capital letters without the Shift key being pressed. You enable or disable the Caps Lock mode by pressing the Caps Lock key.
6
Scroll lock
Green
Scroll Lock mode is enabled. The Arrow keys can be used as screen-scroll function keys. The cursor cannot be moved with the Arrow keys. Not all application programs support this function. You enable or disable Scroll Lock mode by pressing the ScrLk key.
7
Power on
Green
The computer is operational. This indicator is on when the computer is on.