Dell Inspiron 518 Quick Reference Guide - Page 23

Controls and Lights, Inspiron 518/519, an issue with the system board or power - power supply problems

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Controls and Lights Front of the computer Power button Power light Drive activity light Inspiron 518/519 Push button Blue light - Blinking blue indicates that the computer is in sleep state; solid blue indicates power-on state. Amber light - Blinking amber indicates a problem with the system board. A solid amber light when the system does not boot indicates that the system board cannot start initialization. This could be an issue with the system board or power supply (see "Power Problems" on page 35). Blue light - A blinking blue light indicates the computer is reading data from or writing data to to the SATA hard drive or the optical drive. Specifications 23

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Specifications
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Controls and Lights
Inspiron 518/519
Front of the computer
Power button
Push button
Power light
Blue light — Blinking blue indicates that
the computer is in sleep state; solid blue
indicates power-on state.
Amber light — Blinking amber indicates a
problem with the system board. A solid
amber light when the system does not
boot indicates that the system board
cannot start initialization. This could be
an issue with the system board or power
supply (see "Power Problems" on
page 35).
Drive activity light
Blue light — A blinking blue light
indicates the computer is reading data
from or writing data to to the SATA hard
drive or the optical drive.