2.5 System Status Display
#This section identifies icons and explains each. They are displayed on
#the system status display panel and indicate the status of the computer.
PICTURE 41
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¦ Icon ¦ Meaning ¦
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¦ ¦ Appears when the computer has entered suspend mode. This icon ¦
¦ PICTUR¦ stays on as long as the computer is in suspend or partial ¦
¦ ¦ suspend modes. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ See "Suspend and Resume Modes" in topic 3.5 for more ¦
¦ ¦ information about suspend mode. ¦
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¦ ¦ Alternately turns on and off each time the Scroll Lock key is ¦
¦ PICTUR¦ pressed. ¦
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¦ ¦ Alternately turns on and off each time the CapsLock key is ¦
¦ PICTUR¦ pressed. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ Caps lock specifies a certain character set based on the ¦
¦ ¦ keyboard language used. Characters a through z (English) are ¦
¦ ¦ converted to A through Z. ¦
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¦ ¦ Alternately turns on and off each time the Num Lock key is ¦
¦ PICTUR¦ pressed. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ Numeric lock fixes the upshifted character selection on the ¦
¦ ¦ numeric keypad. ¦
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¦ ¦ Appears when the drive is reading data from or writing data to ¦
¦ PICTUR¦ a6diskette. Do not enter suspend or partial suspend mode when ¦
¦ ¦ this icon is displayed. ¦
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¦ ¦ Appears when the drive is reading data from or writing data to ¦
¦ PICTUR¦ the hard disk. Do not enter suspend or partial suspend mode ¦
¦ ¦ when this icon is displayed. ¦
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¦ ¦ Appears when the temperature is outside the operating range of ¦
¦ PICTUR¦ the computer, between approximately 5°C and 35°C (41°F and ¦
¦ ¦ 95°F); accompanied by one long and one short beep. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ When the temperature is outside the operating range, any of ¦
¦ ¦ the following may occur. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ The system does not start or enters suspend or partial ¦
¦ ¦ suspend mode when the computer is turned on. ¦
¦ ¦ Charging of the Rechargeable Battery stops even though the ¦
¦ ¦ AC Adapter or the Car Battery Adapter is connected. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ In these cases, turn off the power and do not use the computer ¦
¦ ¦ until the temperature of the computer is within the operating ¦
¦ ¦ range. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ This icon disappears when the temperature of the computer is ¦
¦ ¦ within the operating range. ¦
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¦ ¦ Appears when the humidity is outside the operating range of ¦
¦ PICTUR¦ the computer, between 5% and 95%; accompanied by one long and ¦
¦ ¦ one short beep. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ This icon disappears when the humidity returns to the ¦
¦ ¦ acceptable range. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ When the humidity is outside the acceptable range and the ¦
¦ ¦ computer is turned on, the system does not start. In this ¦
¦ ¦ case, restart the system when the humidity returns to the ¦
¦ ¦ acceptable range. ¦
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¦ ¦ Appears indicating that the speaker sounded. ¦
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¦ ¦ This icon blinks until any key input or mouse operation is ¦
¦ ¦ performed. ¦
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¦ ¦ Appears when the communication link is established. ¦
¦ PICTUR¦ 51 ¦
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PS/2 Model L40 SX Quick Reference
System Status Display
¦ Copyright IBM Corp. 1991
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