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08.18.2008 at 02:50PM PDT, ID: 23657868
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Flashing Lights on the Laptop

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Dell, Inspiron, E1505, XP PRO

When I hit the power button .. the power light comes on, the battery light comes on for a brief time and truns off after about 2-3 seconds (I've tried turning the laptop on with the battery in and out.. the result is the same).. but the light that has a 9 in the middle of a lock stays on till the computer powers down... but the light with an A in the middle of a lock flashes for about 30 seconds b4 the lights go out... same with the downarrow lock .. it flashes till the computer totally powers off..

I don't hear fans running or any hard drive cranking when i hit the power button.. really no activity other than flashing lights.. They are all green flashing lights

what does this mean?
Answered By: PUNKY
Expert Since: 04/23/2003
Accepted Solutions: 2999
Computer Expertise: Guru
Education: UC Berkeley null, Bachelor's Degree
PUNKY has been an Expert for 5 years 8 months, during which he has posted 11746 comments and answered 2999 questions. PUNKY is just one of 1056 experts in the General Laptop Zone. 3 experts collaborated on this answer, which was graded a "C" by the asker.
 
 
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