Dell Vostro 1088 (Mid 2009) - Manual (Page 60)

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Diagnostics
Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual
Device Status Lights
Battery Status Lights
Keyboard Status Lights
Device Status Lights
The small indicator lights on the computer are known as LEDs or light-emitting diodes. They serve as device status lights. The various LED indicator lights
specify the following:
Battery Status Lights
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the light operates as follows:
l Solid blue — The battery is charging.
l Flashing blue — The battery is almost fully charged.
l Off — The battery is adequately charged or external power is not available to charge the battery.
If the computer is running on a battery, the light operates as follows:
l Off — The battery is adequately charged, or the computer is turned off.
l Flashing orange — The battery charge is low.
l Solid orange — The battery charge is critically low.
Keyboard Status Lights
The blue lights located above the keyboard indicate the following:
Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode.
Turns on when the computer reads or writes data.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not turn off the computer while the light is flashing.
Turns solid blue or blinks amber to indicate battery charge status.
Turns on when wireless networking is enabled.
Turns on when a card with Bluetooth® wireless technology is enabled.