User's Guide Before You Begin
1.3 The Power LED
The Power LED is located on the power button (Chapter 1.6) and is used to indicate the
power status of your system unit. The table below illustrates how the Power LED behaves
in different situations.
Off The system is off or in hibernation mode.
Steady on
• The system is running on AC power and the battery
is not inserted, or
• The battery is fully charged.
Blue
Blinking The system is in Sleep mode.
Steady on
The battery is charging.
Blinking once
per 3 seconds
The battery is in use (discharging) and the system is not
connected to AC power.
Blinking once
per second
The battery energy level is down to 10%, or less.
Amber
Blinking
steady in high
frequency
The system is not connected to AC power and the battery
level is below 5%, representing insufficient power to turn
on the system.
Purple (steady on)
The battery is not charging or fails.
Note: For the exact location of the Power LED, please refer to Panoramic View in
Chapter 1.2.
For details on Sleep and Hibernate, please refer to Power Options in the
Control Panel of your Microsoft Windows operating system.
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