Dell Vostro 3460 Owner's Manual - Page 53
Troubleshooting Your Computer, Device Status Lights, Battery Status Lights, Diagnostic Beep Codes - laptop
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5 Troubleshooting Your Computer You can troubleshoot your computer using indicators like Diagnostic Lights, Beep Codes, and Error Messages during the operation of the computer. Device Status Lights Table 6. 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. Battery Status Lights If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as follows: Alternately blinking amber light and white An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to light your laptop. Alternately blinking amber light with steady Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. white light 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. Diagnostic Beep Codes The following table shows the possible beep codes that may be emitted by the computer when your computer is unable to complete a power on self test. 53