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Dell Vostro 500 (Mid 2009) User Manual

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About Your Computer

DEVICE

STATUS

LIGHTS

The lights located on the palm rest towards the front of the computer
indicate the following:

Power light – Turns on when you turn on the computer, and blinks when the
computer is in a power management mode.

Hard drive activity light – Turns on when the computer reads or writes data.

NOTICE:

To avoid loss of data, never turn off the computer while the

light is flashing.

Battery status light – Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery
charge status.

WLAN status light – Turns on when wireless networking is enabled and
hotspot is located.

Bluetooth

®

status light – Turns on when a card with Bluetooth wireless

technology is enabled.

NOTE:

The card with Bluetooth wireless technology is an optional feature. The

light turns on only if you ordered the card with your computer. For more

information, see the documentation that came with your card.

To turn off only the Bluetooth wireless technology functionality, right-click the

icon in the notification area, and then click Disable Bluetooth Radio.

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