Dell GX240 manual Power Light

*Pressing or holding the power button to shut down the computer may result in data loss. Use the power button to shut down the computer only if the operating system is not responding.

Po w e r B u t t o n Fu n c t i o n s f o r M i c r o s o f t W i n d o w s N T ®

Action	Results
	Computer	Computer Turned Off
	Turned On
Press power button	Computer shuts	Boots and computer turns
	down	on
Hold power button for 6 seconds*	Computer turns	Boots and computer turns
	off	on

*Pressing or holding the power button to shut down the computer may result in data loss. Use the power button to shut down the computer only if the operating system is not responding.

If the computer does not turn off when you press the power button, the computer may be hung. Press and hold the power button until the computer turns off completely (this process may take several seconds). If the computer is hung and the power button fails to function properly, unplug the AC power cable from the computer, wait for it to completely stop running, and plug in the AC power cable. If the computer does not restart, press the power button to restart the computer.

Power Light

The power light illuminates in two colors and blinks or remains solid to indicate different states (normal and nonnormal). The following are normal lights:

•No light — computer is in the off state (S4, S5, or mechanical OFF)

•Steady green — normal operating state

•Blinking green — low-power state (S1 or S3)

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