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power light

The power light illuminates and blinks or remains solid to indicate different states:

No light — The computer is turned off.

Steady green — The computer is in a normal operating state.

Blinking green — The computer is in a power-saving state.

Blinking or solid amber — See "Power Problems" on page 28.

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floppy-drive activity

The floppy drive light is on when the computer reads data from or writes data to

 

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the floppy drive. Wait until this light turns off before you remove the floppy disk

 

 

from the drive.

 

 

(On computers with an optional floppy drive.)

 

 

 

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Service Tag

Used to identify your computer when you access the Dell Support website or call

 

 

technical support.

 

 

 

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parallel connector

Connect a parallel device, such as a printer, to the parallel connector. If you have a

 

 

USB printer, plug it into a USB connector.

 

 

 

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diagnostic lights (4)

Use the lights to help you troubleshoot a computer problem based on the

 

 

diagnostic code. For more information, see "Diagnostic Lights" on page 35.

 

 

 

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mouse connector

Plug a standard mouse into the green mouse connector. Turn off the computer and

 

 

any attached devices before you connect a mouse to the computer. If you have a

 

 

USB mouse, plug it into a USB connector.

 

 

 

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