Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 Setup Guide - Page 27

Power button, Power/Battery indicator light, Indicator light status, Computer states - ac adapter

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Using Your Inspiron Laptop 1 Power button - Turns the computer on or off when pressed. 2 Power/Battery indicator light - The light indicates the following states when the computer is powered using either the AC adapter or the battery. Indicator light status Computer state(s) Battery charge level AC adapter Solid white On Off/hibernate Charging 90% Battery Solid white On >10% Breathing white Standby >=10% Solid amber On/standby

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Using Your Inspiron Laptop
1
Power button
Turns the computer on or off when pressed.
2
Power/Battery indicator light
— The light indicates the following states when the
computer is powered using either the AC adapter or the battery.
Indicator light status
Computer state(s)
Battery charge level
AC adapter
Solid white
On
Off/hibernate
Charging
<90%
Breathing white
Standby
Charging
Off
Off/hibernate
>90%
Battery
Solid white
On
>10%
Breathing white
Standby
>=10%
Solid amber
On/standby
<10%
Off
Off/hibernate
n/a
NOTE:
The battery is charging when the computer is powered using the AC adapter.
3
Hard drive activity light
— Turns on when the computer reads or writes data. A blinking
light indicates hard drive activity.