System-Status Indicators
System-Status Indicators
The system-status indicators on the computer show the current
status of your computer by their on or off states and colors (green,
yellow, and orange). Each indicator is identified with a symbol. The
following shows the location and the meaning of each icon:
Symbol Color Meaning
1 Battery Green Enough battery power remains for operation.
Orange The battery pack is being charged.
Blinking orange The battery pack needs charging.
2 Drive in use Orange Data is being read from or written to the hard disk, the diskette
drive, and the CD-ROM drive (380D).
Do not enter suspend mode
or turn off the computer when this indicator is on.
3 Numeric lock
1
Green The numeric keypad on the keyboard is enabled. You enable or
disable the keypad by pressing and holding the Shift key, and
pressing the NumLk key. For details, see “Operating the Numeric
Keypad” on page 24.
4 Caps lock Green The Caps Lock mode is enabled. In that mode you can enter all
alphabetic characters (
A
–
Z
) in capital letters without using the Shift
key, the Caps Lock mode by pressing the Caps Lock key.
18 IBM ThinkPad 380 or 380D User's Guide
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