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Accessing Help
Power Problems
HINT: See the
Tell Me
How
help file for
information on standby
mode. To access the help
file, see "Accessing Help."
TO ACCESS THE
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HELP FILE
1 Click the Start button and then click Help and Support.
2 Click User and system guides and then click User’s guides.
3 Click Tell Me How.
TO ACCESS HELP
1 Click the Start button and then click Help and Support.
2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and then click the arrow
icon.
3 Click the topic that describes your problem.
4 Follow the instructions shown on the screen.
CHECK THE POWER LIGHT — When the power light is lit or blinking, the
computer has power. If the power light is blinking, the computer is in standby
mode—press the power button to exit standby mode. If the light is off, press the
power button to turn on the computer.
CHARGE THE BATTERY — The battery charge may be depleted.
1 Reinstall the battery.
2 Use the AC adapter to connect the computer to an electrical outlet.
3 Tu rn on t he com pu ter.
CHECK THE BATTERY STATUS LIGHT — If the battery status light flashes
orange or is a steady orange the battery charge is low or depleted. Connect the
computer to an electrical outlet.
If the battery status light flashes green and orange, the battery is too hot to
charge. Turn off the computer (see page 42), disconnect the computer from the
electrical outlet, and then let the battery and computer cool to room
temperature.
If the battery status light rapidly flashes orange, the battery may be defective.
Contact Dell (see page 124).
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