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Using Your Inspiron Desktop
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Power button and light — Turns
the computer on or off when pressed.
The light in the center of this button
indicates the power state:
•Off — The computer is either turned
off, in hibernate mode, or is not
receiving power.
•Solid white — The computer is on.
•Solid amber — The computer is in
sleep/standby mode or there might
be a problem with the system board
or the power supply. Contact Dell
(see “Contacting Dell” on page 57)
for assistance.
•Blinking amber — There may be
a problem with either the system
board or the power supply. Contact
Dell (see “Contacting Dell” on
page57) for assistance.
NOTE: For information on power
problems, see “Power Problems” on
page 29.
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Hard drive activity light — Turns
on when the computer reads or writes
data. A blinking white light indicates
hard drive activity.
CAUTION: To avoid loss of data,
never turn off the computer while
the hard drive activity light is
blinking.