Device Status Lights; Battery Status Lights; Keyboard Status Lights - Dell Vostro 1088 Service Manual

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Diagnostics
Dell™ Vostro™ 1088 Service Manual
Device Status Lights
Battery Status Lights
Keyboard Status Lights
Device Status Lights
The small indicator lights on the computer are known as LEDs or light-emitting diodes. They serve as device status lights. The various LED indicator lights
specify the following:
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.
CAUTION:
Turns solid blue or blinks amber to indicate battery charge status.
Turns on when wireless networking is enabled.
Turns on when a card with Bluetooth® wireless technology is enabled.
Battery Status Lights
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the
Solid blue — The battery is charging.
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Flashing blue — The battery is almost fully charged.
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Off — The battery is adequately charged or external power is not available to charge the battery.
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If the computer is running on a battery, the
Off — The battery is adequately charged, or the computer is turned off.
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Flashing orange — The battery charge is low.
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Solid orange — The battery charge is critically low.
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Keyboard Status Lights
The blue lights located above the keyboard indicate the following:
To avoid data loss, do not turn off the computer while the light is flashing.
light operates as follows:
light operates as follows: