Dell Vostro 1540 Owners Manual - Page 78

Battery Status Lights, Device Status Lights, Constantly blinking amber light - laptop

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Battery Status Lights If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as follows: • Alternately blinking amber light and white light - An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop. • Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light - Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. • Constantly blinking amber light - Fatal battery failure with AC adapter present. • Light off - Battery in full charge mode with AC adapter present. • White light on - Battery in charge mode with AC adapter present. Device Status Lights Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode. Turns on when the computer reads or writes data. Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status. Turns on when wireless networking is enabled. 78

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Battery Status Lights
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as
follows:
Alternately blinking amber light and white light
— An unauthenticated or
unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop.
Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light
— Temporary battery
failure with AC adapter present.
Constantly blinking amber light
— Fatal battery failure with AC adapter
present.
Light off
— Battery in full charge mode with AC adapter present.
White light on
— Battery in charge mode with AC adapter present.
Device Status Lights
Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a
power management mode.
Turns on when the computer reads or writes data.
Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status.
Turns on when wireless networking is enabled.
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