Specifications

Item Component Function
(8) 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.
(9) Drive light
Blinking green: The hard drive or optical drive is being
accessed.
Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily parked the
internal hard drive.
TouchPad
Item Component Function
(1) TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen.
(2) Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an external mouse.
(3) TouchPad scroll zone Scrolls up or down.
(4) Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right button on an external mouse.
*This table describes factory settings. View or change pointing device preferences as follows:
In Windows Vista, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse.
In Windows XP, select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Mouse.
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