Dell Inspiron 17 7773 2-in-1 Inspiron 17 70002-in-1 Service Manual - Page 131

Flea power release

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For example, the power and battery-status light blinks amber two times followed by a pause, and then blinks white three times followed by a pause. This 2,3 pattern continues until the computer is turned off indicating no memory or RAM is detected. The following table shows different light patterns and describes what they indicate. Table 15. Diagnostics Light pattern Problem description 2,1 CPU failure 2,2 System board: BIOS and ROM failure 2,3 No memory or RAM detected 2,4 Memory or RAM failure 2,5 Invalid memory installed 2,6 System board or chipset error 2,7 LCD failure 3,1 CMOS battery failure 3,2 PCI or video card or chip failure 3,3 Recovery image not found 3,4 Recovery image found but invalid Camera status light: Indicates whether the camera is in use. • Solid white - Camera is in use. • Off - Camera is not in use. Caps Lock status light: Indicates whether Caps Lock is enabled or disabled. • Solid white - Caps Lock enabled. • Off - Caps Lock disabled. Flea power release Flea power is the residual static electricity that remains on the computer even after it has been powered off and the battery has been removed. The following procedure provides the instructions on how to conduct flea power release: 1 Turn off your computer. 131

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For example, the power and battery-status light blinks amber two times followed by a
pause, and then blinks white three times followed by a pause. This 2,3 pattern
continues until the computer is turned
off
indicating no memory or RAM is detected.
The following table shows
different
light patterns and describes what they indicate.
Table 15. Diagnostics
Light pattern
Problem description
2,1
CPU failure
2,2
System board: BIOS and ROM failure
2,3
No memory or RAM detected
2,4
Memory or RAM failure
2,5
Invalid memory installed
2,6
System board or chipset error
2,7
LCD failure
3,1
CMOS battery failure
3,2
PCI or video card or chip failure
3,3
Recovery image not found
3,4
Recovery image found but invalid
Camera status light:
Indicates whether the camera is in use.
Solid white — Camera is in use.
Off
— Camera is not in use.
Caps Lock status light:
Indicates whether Caps Lock is enabled or disabled.
Solid white — Caps Lock enabled.
Off
— Caps Lock disabled.
Flea power release
Flea power is the residual static electricity that remains on the computer even after it
has been powered
off
and the battery has been removed. The following procedure
provides the instructions on how to conduct
flea
power release:
1
Turn
off
your computer.
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