Dell Inspiron 3500 - Page 63

Status Lights
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Three status lights are located on the connector cover directly above the keyboard:
l Caps Lock: Solid green light when Caps Lock is on. Press <Caps Lock> to turn this feature on or off.
l Scroll Lock: Solid green light when Scroll Lock is on. Press <Scroll Lock> to turn this feature on or off.
l Num Lock: Solid green light when Num Lock is on. Press <Num Lock> to turn this feature on or off.
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Three additional status lights are located on the front of the unit, to the right of the LCD latch:
l System power:
¡ No light when the system is off or in suspend-to-disk mode (hibernating)
¡ Green light when the system is on
¡ Amber light when the system is in standby or suspend-to-RAM mode
l Hard-disk drive activity: Blinking light as the hard-disk drive or a PC Card is being accessed
l Battery status:
¡ Blinking green light when the AC adapter is attached and the battery is charging
¡ Green light when the AC adapter is attached and the battery is fully charged. A green light also indicates a battery problem (such as a
bad cell, overheating, or overcharging). Use the battery charge gauge to further determine the battery status.
Some devices located in the media bay (diskette drive, CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive, Zip drive) also have an activity light indicating when the
device is being accessed.
Battery Charge Gauge
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Power button
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Connector cover
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Microphone
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Display close/suspend button
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Status lights (3) (on keyboard)
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Caps Lock status
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Scroll Lock status
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Num Lock status
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System power status
2
Hard-disk drive activity status
3
Battery status
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Battery tester
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Status lights (5)