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1-4 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual
Status Display
.
Figure 1-3. Status Display Panel
The status dis
p
la
y
p
anel is located directl
y
above the ke
y
board. This
p
anel
shows icons that indicate as
p
ects of ke
y
board o
p
eration or save-to-RAM sus-
p
end mode; CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, hard-disk drive, diskette drive, and
PC Card activit
y
; and status of the
p
ower source (AC
p
ower or batteries).
Keyboard Indicators
The followin
g
icons indicate the status of the ke
y
board and whether the com-
p
uter is in sus
p
end mode.
Caps Lock Indicator
Press <Ca
p
s Lock> to activate this feature. Press
<Ca
p
s Lock> a
g
ain to deactivate the feature.
Num Lock Indicator
Press <Num Lock> to activate this feature. Press
<Num Lock> a
g
ain to deactivate this feature.
Pad Lock Indicator
A
pp
ears when the embedded numeric ke
yp
ad is active. Press
<Num Lock> to activate the embedded numeric ke
yp
ad. Then
p
ress and hold <Fn> and
p
ress <Num Lock> to lock the ke
yp
ad. Press and hold
<Fn> to to
gg
le between the letter and the number ke
y
s. To deactivate the ke
y
-
p
ad,
p
ress <Num Lock>. Then
p
ress and hold <Fn> and
p
ress <Num Lock> to
unlock the ke
yp
ad.
Scroll Lock Indicator
Press <Scroll Lock> to activate this feature. Press
<Scroll Lock> a
g
ain to deactivate this feature.
Suspend Mode
When all indicators are
p
resent and a
pp
ear in se
q
uence, the
com
p
uter is in save-to-RAM sus
p
end mode.
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/Hard-Disk Drive Indicator
This indicator blinks when data is bein
g
transferred to or from the
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or hard-disk drive.