A Tour of Your Computer 15
DEVICE STATUS LIGHTS
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the light operates as follows:
– Solid green: The battery is charging.
If the computer is running on a battery, the light operates as follows:
– Off: The battery is adequately charged (or the computer is turned off).
– Flashing orange: The battery charge is low.
– Solid orange: The battery charge is critically low.
TOUCH PAD BUTTONS —Touch pad buttons provide the functionality of a mouse. See page40 for more
information.
TOUCH PAD —The touch pad and touch pad buttons provide the functionality of a mouse. See page40
for more information.
POWER BUTTON —Press the power button to turn on the computer or to enter or exit a power
management mode. For more information, see "Power Management" in the Dell Inspiron Help file. To
access the help file, see page10.
NOTICE: To avoid losing data, turn off your computer by performing a Windows shutdown rather than by
pressing the power button (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page79).
Turns on when you turn on the computer. Blinks or turns off in power
management mode.
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.
Blinks to indicate battery charge status.