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Dell Inspiron 1122 (M102z, Early 2011) User Manual

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Using Your Inspiron Laptop

1

Power button — Turns the computer on or off when pressed.

2 Function key row — The wireless enable or disable key

, brightness increase

and

decrease

keys, touch pad enable or disable key

, and the multimedia keys are

located in this row. For more information on the multimedia keys, see “Multimedia Control
Keys” on page 32.

3

Power/battery indicator light — Indicates the power state and battery charge

status. For more information on the power/battery indicator light, see “Status Lights and
Indicators” on page 28.

4

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

blinking white light indicates hard drive activity.

CAUTION: To avoid loss of data, never turn off the computer while the hard drive
activity light is blinking.

5 Touch pad buttons (2) — Provide left-click and right-click functions like those on a

mouse.

6 Touch pad — Provides the functionality of a mouse to move the cursor, drag or move

selected items, and left-click by tapping the surface.
NOTE: To enable or disable the touch pad, press the <

> key on the function key row on

the keyboard.