TP 1400 - System status indicators

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TP 1400 - System status indicators

Applicable to: China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Canada, United States

(1) Battery status

Green

Enough battery power remains for operation.

Blinking orange

The battery pack needs to be charged

Orange

The battery pack is being charged.

(2) Standby mode

Green

The computer is in standby mode

Blinking green

The computer is entering or resuming from
hibernation mode.

(3) Drive in use

Orange

Data is being read from or written to the hard
disk, floppy drive, or data is being read from the
CD-ROM drive. Do not enter standby mode or
power off the computer when this indicator is
on.

(4) Numeric lock

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
Numeric Keypad on page 14 of the User's Reference.

(5) Caps lock

Green

Caps Lock mode is enabled. All alphabetic
characters (A-Z) are entered in capital letters
without the Shift key being pressed. You enable
or disable the Caps Lock mode by pressing the
Caps Lock key.

(6) Scroll lock

Green

Scroll Lock mode is enabled. The Arrow keys
can be used as screen-scroll function keys. The
cursor cannot be moved with the Arrow keys.
Not all application programs support this
function. You enable or disable Scroll Lock mode by pressing the ScrLk key.

(7) Power on

Green

The computer is operational. This indicator is on
when the computer is on.

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General Information

Date Created

20-11-98

Last Updated

24-11-98

Revision Date

20-11-99

Brand

IBM ThinkPad

Product Family

ThinkPad i Series 1400

Machine Type

2611

Model

Various

TypeModel

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(1) Battery status	Green	Enough battery power remains for operation.
	Blinking orange	The battery pack needs to be charged
	Orange	The battery pack is being charged.
(2) Standby mode	Green	The computer is in standby mode
	Blinking green	The computer is entering or resuming from hibernation mode.
(3) Drive in use	Orange	Data is being read from or written to the hard disk, floppy drive, or data is being read from the CD-ROM drive. Do not enter standby mode or power off the computer when this indicator is on.
(4) Numeric lock	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 Numeric Keypad on page 14 of the User's Reference.
(5) Caps lock	Green	Caps Lock mode is enabled. All alphabetic characters (A-Z) are entered in capital letters without the Shift key being pressed. You enable or disable the Caps Lock mode by pressing the Caps Lock key.
(6) Scroll lock	Green	Scroll Lock mode is enabled. The Arrow keys can be used as screen-scroll function keys. The cursor cannot be moved with the Arrow keys. Not all application programs support this function. You enable or disable Scroll Lock mode by pressing the ScrLk key.
(7) Power on	Green	The computer is operational. This indicator is on when the computer is on.

	Search Keywords
	Hint Category	General Information
	Date Created	20-11-98
	Last Updated	24-11-98
	Revision Date	20-11-99
	Brand	IBM ThinkPad
	Product Family	ThinkPad i Series 1400
	Machine Type	2611
	Model	Various
	TypeModel
	Retain Tip (if applicable)
	Reverse Doclinks and Admin Purposes