1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
5 – 2
Power:
icons & indicators
I
CONS
& I
NDICATORS
These LEDs describe the system’s Power status:
T
ABLE
5 – 1
P
OWER
I
NDICATORS
I
CON
V
ARIABLE
M
EANING
N
OTES
FLASHING
S
USPEND
MODE
SOLID
P
OWER
-O
N MODE
SOLID
AC
ADAPTER IN USE
I
F RUNNING ON BATTERY POWER:
B
ATTERY CHARGE IS IN "NORMAL" RANGE
I
F RUNNING ON ADAPTER POWER:
B
ATTERY IS NOT CHARGING
OR
B
ATTERY IS NOT PRESENT
(
NO LIGHT
)
N
OT
C
HARGING
G
REEN
B
ATTERY
F
ULL
U
NLESS THE ADAPTER STAYS PLUGGED IN
,
THIS DOESN
’
T LAST LONG
.
O
RANGE
B
ATTERY
C
HARGING
B
ATTERY IS
C
HARGING
.
RED FLASHING
(
WITH WARNING
"
BEEPS
")
L
OW
P
OWER
A
U T O
- S
U S P E N D
I
M M I N E N T
:
C
ONNECT THE
AC
POWER SUPPLY IMMEDIATELY OR SHUT DOWN
.
SYSTEM WILL INITIATE "
CRITICAL" OR "LOW POWER"
V
ERY
S
OON
.
-
POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD DEPENDS ON
S
YSTEM SETTING
*
*
ACPI
-
T
HE
S
YSTEM SETTING IS CONTROLLED FROM WITHIN THE
OS
(C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
>
P
OWER
M
ANAGEMENT
).
C
RITICAL
P
OWER DEFAULT = STANDBY
APM
-
T
HE
S
YSTEM SETTING CAN BE CONTROLLED FROM THE
S
ETUP
U
TILITY
.
L
OW
P
OWER
=
SAVE TO DISK
(
IF AREA IS PREPARED
)
OR SUSPEND
(
WITHOUT SAVE TO DISK AREA
)
S
ETTINGS CAN INCLUDE
SAVE TO DISK
(HIBERNATE), WHICH TURNS THE SYSTEM
OFF
AFTER IT HAS RECORDED THE SYSTEM STATE
.
F
OR MORE ON
P
OWER
M
ANAGEMENT
,
REFER TO
C
HAPTER
5:
P
OWER
.
B
ATTERY CHARGE STATUS IS MORE COMPLETELY REPORTED BY
AN
APM
OR
ACPI
COMPLIANT OPERATING SYSTEM
(OS).
(
E
.
G
.
W
INDOWS
98).
