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Yellow flashing light on my Dell 1200 laptop

Last answer on Mar 22, 2009 3:38:59 pm GMT Becks, on Dec 10, 2008 11:20:46 pm GMT 
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Hello,

My Dell Inspiron 1200 laptop has a solid green light on the bottom left front, which indicates the power is on and right beside it is a yellow flashing light.....it is always blinking....at one point a message came up on the screen saying something about the virtual memory is full or something....don't know if that has anything to do with the blinking yellow light.

My question is....."What is this light and what can I do to get rid of it...or it is harmless?"

My operating system is Windows XP

Thank you!

Becks

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xpcman, on Dec 11, 2008 12:42:19 am GMT
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If the right light is always flashing amber (even when you have charged the PC for 3-4 hours) it probably indicates that the battery is failing.


Copied straight from the manual:
the left light:
Turns on when you turn on the computer or pulses when the computer is in a power management mode

the right light:
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the light operates as follows:
– Solid green: The battery is charging.
- Off: The battery is adequately charged, the computer is turned off, or no battery is installed.
– Rapidly flashing green: An error has occurred regarding the battery.

If the computer is running on a battery, the light operates as follows:
– Off: The battery is discharging normally with use.
– Flashing amber: The battery charge is low

   
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dana, on Feb 6, 2009 5:48:57 pm GMT

Can the laptop still operate without the battery and just work off of the electrical line?

   
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xpcman, on Feb 6, 2009 5:52:10 pm GMT
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YES it can

   
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 Nicole, on Mar 22, 2009 3:38:59 pm GMT
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Hi there,

I am having the same problem. The only thing is when I have the battery in place I get the 3 yellow blinking lights then one green light. I am assuming I need a new battery but in the meantime am trying to just use the ac adapter. When I remove the battery and just plug in the adapter I can't turn the computer on I just get the two outer lights blinking green constantly. Am I doing something wrong?? How can I use just the power cord without the battery?

Thank You!!

   
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