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Dell XPS 18 (1810, Early 2013) User Manual

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You can check the charge/power status of your computer by checking
the light on the side of your computer or the icon on the screen when
your computer is turned on:

Battery-charge indicator located on the right side of your computer:

Power state

Battery with no
power adapter

Power adapter
and battery fully
charged

Power adapter
and battery is
charging

S0/S1 (ON)

Solid white

Solid white

Solid amber

S3 (Sleep)

Slow blinking
white

Slow blinking
white

Slow blinking
amber

S4/S5
(Hibernate or OFF)

OFF

OFF

Solid amber

Low battery

Fast blinking
amber

Fast blinking
amber

Fast blinking
amber

Battery icon displayed on the screen:

Battery icon

Description

Battery is fully charged

Battery is charging

Computer is running on battery power
and the battery is discharging.
Computer is plugged in, and either no
battery is detected, or the battery isn’t
working correctly.
Battery is low

Battery is critically low

NOTE: You can check exact battery charge level by booting to the
operating system.

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│ Setting Up Your Computer