Dell Inspiron 8500 - Manual (Page 52)

52 Using Batteries and Module Bay Devices
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If the battery status light flashes green and orange, the battery is too hot to charge.
Turn off the computer (see page 42), disconnect the computer from the electrical
outlet, and then let the battery and computer cool to room temperature.
If the battery status light rapidly flashes orange, the battery may be defective.
Contact Dell (see page 150).
T
E S T THE EL E CT RI C A L OU T LE T — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working
by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
C
HE C K T H E AC A D A P T E R — Check the AC adapter cable connections. If the
AC adapter has a light, ensure that the light is on.
C
O NN EC T T H E C O MP U T E R D I R EC T L Y T O A N E L EC T R I CA L O U T L E T —
Bypass power protection devices, power strips, and the extension cable to verify that
the computer turns on.
E
LI MI NATE P O S S I BL E I NT E R FE R E NC E — Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent
lights, halogen lamps, or other appliances.
A
D J US T T H E P O W E R P R O P ER T I E S — See the Tell Me How help file or search
for the keyword standby in the Help and Support Center. To access the help file, see
page 104.
R
E S E A T THE ME M O R Y M O D UL E S — If the computer power light turns on but
the display remains blank, reseat the memory modules (see page 124).
About the Module Bay
NOTE: You can only use
D-Family modules in the
module bay.
You can install devices such as a floppy drive, CD drive, CD-RW drive,
DVD drive, CD-RW/DVD drive, DVD+RW, Dell TravelLite™ module,
second battery, or second hard drive in the module bay.
NOTE: All devices that
you install in the module
bay, except a second
battery, can also be
installed in the Dell
D/Bay.
Your Dell™ computer ships with an optical drive installed in the module
bay. However, the device screw is not installed in the optical drive but
packaged separately. When you install your device in the module bay, you
can install the device screw.
NOTE: You do not need
to install the device screw
unless you want to secure
the module inside the
computer for security
purposes.
Checking the Charge on the Second
Battery
Before you install a second battery, press the status button on the battery
charge gauge to illuminate the charge-level lights. Each light represents
approximately 20 percent of the total battery charge. For example, if the
battery has 80 percent of its charge remaining, four of the lights are on. If no
lights appear, the battery has no charge.