Add-On Devices
Using Plug-In Modules
Reference Guide 73
To use the status panel (selected models)
The notebook’s status panel can show the time and date, battery status, power status, and
the status of the notebook’s CD player.
?? Press the status panel button several times to display the information you want. The
first press turns on the backlight. Subsequent presses cycle through the available
information in the following order:
?? Power status: ON, OFF, (standby), or (hibernate).
?? Date.
?? Time.
?? Battery charge remaining (0 to 100%).
?? CD player status (if CD player is running): shows the track number, play status
(playing, paused, or stopped), and time counter.
1. Status panel button.
2. Status panel.
You can set the date and time displayed in the status panel by using the BIOS
configuration utility—see “To run the BIOS configuration utility” on page 118.
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