Asus F74 - Manual (Page 27)

27 Notebook PC User’s Manual
III. Starting
System Status Panel
Located under the display panel, the System Status Panel informs you of the Notebook PC’s current operating status at
a glance. Upon activating a certain function, a symbol or icon corresponding to that function appears in the window
indicating that the particular function is engaged. The icon will remain in the window until you deactivate that function.
The figure below shows the System Status Panel with all the displayable icons.
(1) Power Management Status
Indicates that the system is in the ON state.
Indicates that the system is in Standby or Suspend Mode
as set by the power management system using the system
BIOS setup.
(2) AC Power-in
Indicates that the system is operating on AC power.
(3) Battery Gauge & Charging Status
Indicates the amount of remaining battery power using a
four bar gauge
Indicates that the battery is charging when blinking.
(4) Floppy Disk Activity
Indicates that the system is accessing the floppy disk
drive.
(5) Hard Disk Activity
Indicates that the hard disk is being accessed.
(6) CD-ROM or DVD Activity
Indicates that the CD-ROM or DVD is being accessed.
(7) PC Cards Activity
Indicates that no PC cards are inserted.
Indicates that a PC card is inserted in the lower slot.
Indicates that a PC card is inserted in the upper slot.
Indicates that PC cards are inserted in both slots.
(8) Caps Lock
Indicates that [Caps Lock] is activated.
(9) Number Lock
Indicates that [Num Lock] is activated.
(10) Embedded Numeric Keypad Lock
Indicates that the Embedded numeric keypad is en-
gaged.
(11) Scroll Lock
Indicates that [Scroll Lock] is activated.
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System Status Panel Descriptions