Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)
About this task
Flea power is the residual static electricity that remains in the computer even after it has been powered off and the battery is
removed.
For your safety, and to protect the sensitive electronic components in your computer, you are requested to drain residual flea power
before removing or replacing any components in your computer.
Draining residual flea power, also known as a performing a "hard reset", is also a common troubleshooting step if your computer does
not power on or boot into the operating system.
To drain residual flea power (perform a hard reset)
Steps
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Disconnect the power adapter from your computer.
3. Press and hold the power button for 20 seconds to drain the flea power.
4. Connect the power adapter to your computer.
5. Turn on your computer.
NOTE: For more information about performing a hard reset, see the knowledge base article 000130881 at www.dell.com/
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