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January 30th, 2005 23:00

Power Light Blinking Code

I have an Inspiron 1100 (Tag: H8DVF31).

Recently, my power light has been blinking g-y-y-y-y-g stop repeat.
g = green
y = yellow

Can someone tell me what this means?
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    Posted February 4th, 2005 04:00

    this means that the battery is too hot.  it may be a false alarm.  make sure there is plenty of air circulation under the laptop, it helps cool it down... and the problem might go away....
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    Posted February 6th, 2005 22:00

    It keeps blinking even if the laptop is turned off, and after it has been off overnight.

    I felt the bottom and it isn't nearly as hot as i've felt it to be in other times.

    Any other suggestions? Can it be a faulty battery?
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    Posted February 7th, 2005 04:00

    this is not a good omen.  i hope you have extended warranty.. to me the lay person, it seems the fan is not working or not cooling enough.  if you call dell they can send someone out, as they may have to replace motherboard, fan and other things in there.  they will not replace screen, HD and memory. this might help with the blinking light.  I would go with this.

    altho if you left your laptop upside down overnight, then see if it cools down enough.  just basic stuff.

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    Posted February 7th, 2005 04:00

    this is not a good omen.  i hope you have extended warranty.. to me the lay person, it seems the fan is not working or not cooling enough.  if you call dell they can send someone out, as they may have to replace motherboard, fan and other things in there.  they will not replace screen, HD and memory. this might help with the blinking light.  I would go with this.

    altho if you left your laptop upside down overnight, then see if it cools down enough.  just basic stuff.

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    Posted February 8th, 2005 21:00

    I want to restate what i said earlier. The battery and the rest of the bottom isn't hot but the fan part is.
     
    I took the battery out and left the laptop turned off and upside down overnight. Still blinking.
     
    I'm starting to freak out because of the last post and would love a second opinion. I'm pretty sure my warranty is out.

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