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Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer
Integrated camera Use the camera for video communication or taking photos.
Built-in microphone
(with noise reduction)
Captures sound which can be used for video conferencing, voice
narration, or audio recording.
Wireless LAN antennas
Connect to a wireless LAN adapter to send and receive wireless radio signals.
Computer display Provides brilliant visual output.
Power button Press this button to turn on the computer.
Novo button When the computer is off, press this button to start the recovery system
or the BIOS setup utility, or to enter the boot menu.
Note: For details, see “Recovery system” on page 16.
System status indicators
Symbol Indicator Indicator
status
Charge
status Meaning
Power
On
(solid white) --- The computer is powered on.
Blinking --- The computer is in sleep mode.
Off --- The computer is powered off.
Battery
On
(solid white)Charging The battery has more than 80% charge.
On
(solid amber) Discharging The battery has between 5% and
20% charge.
Blinking
slowly
(white)
Charging
The battery has between 20% and 80%
charge. When the battery reaches 80%
charge, the light will stop blinking.
However, charging will continue until
the battery is fully charged.
Blinking
slowly
(amber)
Charging
The battery has less than 20% charge.
When the battery charge reaches 20%,
the blinking color will change to white.
Blinking
quickly
(amber)
Discharging The battery has less than 5% charge.
Touchpad The touchpad functions as a conventional mouse.
Touchpad: To move the pointer on the screen, slide your fingertip over
the pad in the direction in which you want the pointer to move.
Touchpad buttons: The functions of the left/right side correspond to
that of the left/right mouse button on a conventional mouse.
Note: You can enable/disable the touchpad by pressing .
