22 About Your Computer
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•Power light — illuminates in two colors and blinks or remains solid to
indicate different states.
•Diskette-drive access light — illuminates when the drive is reading
data from, or writing data to, a diskette. Wait until this light turns off
before you re move a diske tte from t he drive.
• Hard-drive access light — illuminates when a hard drive is reading data
from, or writing data to, the drive.
• Diagnostic lights — a series of lights that can help you diagnose a
problem with your computer.
Connecting Devices
When you connect external devices to your computer's back panel, follow
these guidelines:
•Check the documentation that accompanied the device for specific
installation and configuration instructions.
Power Button Functions
Computer Status Power Button Function
Off Press and release to turn the computer on.
On Press and hold for more than 6 seconds to immediately turn
the computer off.
NOTE: Use this method only if the computer will not shut
down normally.
On (Windows NT) Press and release to attempt an orderly shutdown.
NOTE: This works only if the Dell System Utilities are
loaded on the computer. Without the utilities, the computer
immediately turns off rather than performs an orderly shut
down.
On (Windows 2000) Press and release to put the computer in the sleep state.
NOTE: This works depending on how Windows2000 is
configured. For more information, see "Power
Management."
Sleep state
(Windows 2000) Press and release to bring the com p uter out of the sleep
state. For more information, see "Power Management."