User Guide

3. Getting Started

Instant Launch & Status Indicators (on selected models)

There are three buttons above the keyboard that provides quick access to a software program. Five

LEDs on the front edge of the Notebook PC provides information on the status of the Notebook PC.

Email Launch Key

Pressing this button will launch your Email application. If your Notebook PC is OFF while pressing

this button, this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC.

Internet Launch Key

Pressing this button will launch your Internet browser application. If your Notebook PC is OFF while

pressing this button, this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC.

Programmable Launch Key

Pressing this button will launch your programmed software application. If your Notebook PC is OFF

while pressing this button, this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC.

Power Indicator

The green LED lights to indicate that the Notebook PC is turned ON and blink when the Notebook PC

is in the Suspend-to-RAM (standby) mode. This LED is OFF when the Notebook PC is in the Suspend-

to-Disk (hibernation) mode.

Charge Indicator

Indicates that the battery is being charged when ON and fully charged when OFF. This LED only lights

when the power adapter is used. This LED does not light up if there is no installed battery. Slow flash

means the battery power is low and requires charging. Quick flashing means that the battery pack

cannot be charged and needs a replacement.

Drive Activity Indicator

Indicates that the Notebook PC is accessing one or more storage device(s) such as the floppy, hard disk,

or CD/DVD-ROM drive. The light flashes proportional to the access time.

Number Lock

Indicates that number lock [Num Lk] is activated when lighted. Number lock allows some of the key-

board letters to act as numbers for easier numeric data input.

Capital Lock

Indicates that capital lock [Caps Lock] is activated when lighted. Capital lock allows some of the

keyboard letters to type using capitalized letters (e.g. A, B, C). When the capital lock light is OFF, the

typed letters will be in the lower case form (e.g. a,b,c).

Email Internet (Programmable)

Capital Lock

Number Lock

Drive Activity

Indicator

Power Indicator

Charge Indicator