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Using Your Inspiron™ Laptop
1Power/Battery indicator light – Turns
on steadily or blinks to indicate battery
charge status. The light indicates the
following states while charging or using
the computer with:
an AC adapter
Solid white: The computer is on and •
the battery is charging.
Blinking white: The computer is in a •
standby mode.
Off: The computer is off and the battery •
is adequately charged.
a battery
Solid white: The computer is on.•
Blinking white: The computer is in •
standby mode.
Blinking amber: The battery charge is •
low. Connect the AC adapter to charge
the battery.
Off: The computer is off.•
2Keyboard – Settings for this keyboard
can be personalized by using the system
setting utility.
3Touch pad buttons – Provides left- and
right-click functions like those on a
mouse.
4Touch pad – Provides the functionality of a
mouse. It supports the Scroll, Flick, Zoom,
Rotate, and Desktop features. For more
information, see “Touch Pad Gestures” on
page 20.