Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 63)

Status Lights
Three status lights are located on the connector cover directly above the keyboard:
l Caps Lock: Solid green light when Caps Lock is on. Press to turn this feature on or off.
l Scroll Lock: Solid green light when Scroll Lock is on. Press to turn this feature on or off.
l Num Lock: Solid green light when Num Lock is on. Press to turn this feature on or off.
Three additional status lights are located on the front of the unit, to the right of the LCD latch:
l
System power:
¡ No light when the system is off or in suspend-to-disk mode (hibernating)
¡ Green light when the system is on
¡ Amber light when the system is in standby or suspend-to-RAM mode
l Hard-disk drive activity: Blinking light as the hard-disk drive or a PC Card is being accessed
l Battery status:
¡ Blinking green light when the AC adapter is attached and the battery is charging
¡ Green light when the AC adapter is attached and the battery is fully charged. A green light also indicates a battery problem (such as a
bad cell, overheating, or overcharging). Use the battery charge gauge to further determine the battery status.
Some devices located in the media bay (diskette drive, CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive, Zip drive) also have an activity light indicating when the
device is being accessed.
Battery Charge Gauge
14 Power button
15 Connector cover
16 Microphone
17 Display close/suspend button
18 Status lights (3) (on keyboard)
1 Caps Lock status
2 Scroll Lock status
3 Num Lock status
1 System power status
2 Hard-disk drive activity status
3 Battery status
1 Battery tester
2 Status lights (5)