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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Accessing Help TO A C C E S S THE TEL L ME H OW H E LP F IL E - 1 Click the Start button and then click Help and Support. 2 Click User and system guides and then click User's guides. 3 Click Tell Me How. TO A C C E S S HE LP I N WI ND O W S X P - 1 Click the Start button and then click Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and then click the arrow icon. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions shown on the screen. HINT: See the Tell Me How help file for information on standby mode. To access the help file, see "Accessing Help" on page 56. Power Problems C H E C K T H E P O W E R L I G H T - When the power light is lit or blinking, the computer has power. If the power light is blinking, the computer is in standby mode-press the power button to exit standby mode. If the light is off, press the power button to turn on the computer. C H A R G E T H E B A T T E R Y - The battery charge may be depleted. 1 Reinstall the battery. 2 Use the AC adapter to connect the computer to an electrical outlet. 3 Turn on the computer. C H E C K T H E B A T T E R Y S T A T U S L I G H T - If the battery status light flashes orange or is a steady orange, the battery charge is low or depleted. Connect the computer to an electrical outlet. If the battery status light flashes green and orange, the battery is too hot to charge. Turn off the computer (see page 38), 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 108). 56 So l vi n g Pro b l em s

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Solving Problems
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Accessing Help
Power Problems
HINT:
See the
Tell Me
How
help file for
information on standby
mode. To access the help
file, see "Accessing Help"
on page 56.
T
O
ACCESS
THE
T
ELL
M
E
H
OW
HELP
FILE
—
1
Click the
Start
button and then click
Help and Support
.
2
Click
User and system guides
and then click
User’s guides
.
3
Click
Tell Me How
.
T
O
ACCESS
HELP
IN
W
INDOWS
XP
—
1
Click the
Start
button and then click
Help and Support
.
2
Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and then click the arrow
icon.
3
Click the topic that describes your problem.
4
Follow the instructions shown on the screen.
C
HECK
THE
POWER
LIGHT
—
When the power light is lit or blinking, the
computer has power. If the power light is blinking, the computer is in standby
mode—press the power button to exit standby mode. If the light is off, press the
power button to turn on the computer.
C
HARGE
THE
BATTERY
—
The battery charge may be depleted.
1
Reinstall the battery.
2
Use the AC adapter to connect the computer to an electrical outlet.
3
Turn on the computer.
C
HECK
THE
BATTERY
STATUS
LIGHT
—
If the battery status light flashes
orange or is a steady orange, the battery charge is low or depleted. Connect the
computer to an electrical outlet.
If the battery status light flashes green and orange, the battery is too hot to
charge. Turn off the computer (see page 38), 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 108).