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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 mode.

 

 

• Blinking or solid yellow — See your online User’s Guide.

 

 

To exit from a power-saving mode, press the power button or use the keyboard or

 

 

the mouse if it is configured as a wake device in the Windows Device Manager. For

 

 

more information about sleep modes and exiting from a power-saving mode, see

 

 

your online User’s Guide.

 

 

See "System Lights" on page 49 for a description of light codes that can help you

 

 

troubleshoot problems with your computer.

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power button

Press this button to turn on the computer.

 

 

NOTICE: To avoid losing data, do not turn off the computer by pressing the

 

 

power button. Instead, perform an operating system shutdown. See "Before You

 

 

Begin" on page 25 for more information.

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vents

The vents help prevent your computer from overheating. To ensure proper

 

 

ventilation, do not block these cooling vents.

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module bay

Install a D-module optical drive, second hard drive, or floppy drive in the module

 

 

bay.

8

hard-drive access light

The hard-drive access light is on when the computer reads data from or writes data

 

 

to the hard drive. The light might also be on when devices such as your CD player

 

 

are operating.

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vents

The vents help prevent your computer from overheating. To ensure proper

 

 

ventilation, do not block these cooling vents.

Ultra-Small Form Factor Computer — Side View

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vents

The vents located on each side of the computer help prevent your computer from

 

 

overheating. To ensure proper ventilation, do not block these cooling vents.

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Dell 745 manual Ultra-Small Form Factor Computer Side View, Blinking or solid yellow See your online User’s Guide