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