Dell Latitude D530: About Your Computer

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About Your Computer

Front View

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1 display 2 device status lights

3 keyboard 4 touch pad

5 display latch 6 speaker

7 touch pad buttons 8 keyboard status lights

9 power button

DISPLAY — For more information about your display, see "Using the Display" on

page 53.

DEVICE STATUS LIGHTS

Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is

in a power management mode.

Turns on when the computer reads or writes data.

NOTICE: To avoid loss of data, never turn off the computer while the

light is flashing.

Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status.

If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the light operates as follows:

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– Solid green: The battery is charging.

– Flashing green: The battery is almost fully charged.

– Off: The battery is adequately charged (or external power is not available to charge

the battery).

If the computer is running on a battery, the light operates as follows:

– Off: The battery is adequately charged (or the computer is turned off).

– Flashing orange: The battery charge is low.

– Solid orange: The battery charge is critically low.

KEYBOARD — The keyboard includes a numeric keypad as well as the Windows logo

key. For information on supported keyboard shortcuts, see "Using the Keyboard" on

page 47.

TOUCH PAD — Provides the functionality of a mouse (see "Touch Pad" on page 51).

DISPLAY LATCH — Keeps the display closed.

SPEAKER — To adjust the volume of the integrated speaker, press the volume control

buttons, mute button, or volume-control keyboard shortcuts (see "Key Combinations"

on page 48").

TOUCH PAD BUTTONS — Use these buttons much like the buttons on a mouse when

you use the touch pad to move the cursor on the display (see "Touch Pad" on page 51).

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KEYBOARD STATUS LIGHTS

The green lights located above the keyboard indicate the following:

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Turns on when the numeric keypad is enabled.

Turns on when wireless devices are enabled.

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Turns on when the uppercase letter function is enabled.

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Turns on when Bluetooth

wireless technology is

enabled. To enable or disable Bluetooth

wireless

technology or other wireless devices, press

<Fn><F2>.

NOTE: Bluetooth wireless technology is an optional

feature on your computer, so the icon turns on only if

Bluetooth wireless technology is installed on your

computer.

For more information, see the documentation that came

with your Bluetooth wireless technology.

Turns on when the scroll lock function is enabled.

POWER BUTTON — Press the power button to turn on the computer or exit a power

management mode (see "Power Management Modes" on page 43).

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NOTICE: To avoid losing data, turn off your computer by performing a Microsoft

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Windows

operating system shutdown rather than by pressing the power button.

If the computer stops responding, press and hold the power button until the computer

turns off completely (which may take several seconds).

Left Side View

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1 security cable slot 2 IEEE 1394 Connector

3 PC Card/ExpressCard slot 4 infrared sensor

5 audio connectors (2) 6 hard drive

SECURITY CABLE SLOT — Lets you attach a commercially available antitheft device

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BATTERY-BAY LATCH RELEASE — Release the battery.

BATTERY CHARGE GAUGE/ HEALTH GAUGE — Provides information on the battery

charge (see "Checking the Battery Charge" on page 40).

BATTERY — When a battery is installed, you can use the computer without

connecting the computer to an electrical outlet (see "Using a Battery" on page 39).

DOCKING-DEVICE CONNECTOR — Lets you attach your computer to a docking device.

See the Dell documentation that came with your docking device for more

information.

NOTICE: Your computer features Undock & Go™ technology that allows you to

undock your computer without going into standby mode. Because the computer

may not automatically go into standby mode when it is undocked, be sure the

settings in the Power Options control panel do not prohibit the computer from going

into standby mode. If you change the Power Options control panel to prohibit the

computer from going into standby mode, you greatly increase the chances of

causing your battery to wear down quickly or causing your computer to overheat.

AIR VENTS — The computer uses an internal fan to create airflow through the fan air

vents, which prevents the computer from overheating.

NOTE: The computer turns on the fan when the computer gets hot. Fan noise is

normal and does not indicate a problem with the fan or the computer.

CAUTION: Do not block, push objects into, or allow dust to accumulate in the air

vents. Do not store your computer in a low-airflow environment, such as a closed

briefcase, while it is running. Restricting the airflow can damage the computer or

cause a fire.

HARD DRIVE — Stores software and data.

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