User guide
8  Using Your Gateway Solo 2500 Multimedia Notebook
System Status Indicators (LCDs)
Indicator Icon Description
A. Battery gauge Appears when a battery is installed. Shows 
battery activity and status.
• Battery contains 5 ticks (marks) to indicate 
charge level where 1 tick = lowest charge 
and 5 ticks = highest charge.
• Battery low - Icon appears with no ticks and 
blinks.
• Battery malfunction - Icon appears with all 
ticks blinking.
B. Charge Displays when battery is charging on AC 
power. Turns off when battery is fully 
charged.
C. AC adapter 
(power)
Displays when system is powered by the AC 
adapter.
D. Hard drive Displays when the computer accesses the 
hard drive.
E. Floppy disk drive Displays when the computer accesses the 
floppy disk drive or LS120 drive.
F. CD-ROM Displays when the computer accesses the 
CD-ROM drive.










