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There are several functions that Chrome laptop LEDs carry out.
They do everything from telling you the battery is charging, to there is something wrong with the computer.
They are used with an application to facilitate communication between the teacher and their students. The Chrome laptops do not use audible beeps as other computer types might.
Click the appropriate expanding section for your Chromebook model. There is guidance to the function the LEDs on your Chromebook. There is also help resolving charging issues.
There is no computer activity LED for this model. (There is only the Battery Status LED)
Figure 1: Chromebook 11 Battery Status LED
Status LED Light | Description |
---|---|
Off | AC Powered, charge level higher than 97% |
White | AC Powered, charge level less than 97%, charging |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level higher than 10% |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level less than 10%, computer in S5 - Soft Off |
Amber | Battery Powered, charge level less than 10%, computer in S0 - System On or S3 - System Standby (Suspend to RAM) |
Blinking Amber | Battery Error |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
The Chromebook 11 3120 laptop comes with a 7 color Dell Activity light LED outside of the LCD back cover. Which can be used for interactivity between students and teachers.
Figure 1: Chromebook 11 3120 Activity LED
LED Light Status | Chassis LED Light | Description |
---|---|---|
Raise Hand | ||
Answer Question | ||
Discussion | ||
7 colors available for preset |
Figure 2: Chromebook 11 3120 Battery Status LED
Status LED Light | Description |
---|---|
Off | AC Powered, charge level higher than 97% |
White | AC Powered, charge level less than 97%, charging |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level higher than 10% |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level less than 10%, computer in S5 - Soft Off |
Amber | Battery Powered, charge level less than 10%, computer in S0 - System On or S3 - System Standby (Suspend to RAM) |
Blinking Amber | Battery Error |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
The Chromebook 11 3180 laptop comes with a 7 color Dell Activity light LED outside of the LCD back cover. Which can be used for interactivity between students and teachers.
Figure 1: Chromebook 11 3180 Activity LED
LED Light Status | Chassis LED Light | Description |
---|---|---|
Raise Hand | ||
Answer Question | ||
Discussion | ||
7 colors available for preset |
Figure 2: Chromebook 11 3180 Battery Status LED
Status LED Light | Description |
---|---|
Off | AC Powered, charge level higher than 96% |
White | AC Powered, charge level less than 96%, charging |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level >Low to Fully charged |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level Low to critically Low, computer in S5 - Soft Off |
Amber | Battery Powered, charge level Low to critically Low, computer in S0 - System On or S3 - System Standby (Suspend to RAM) |
Blinking Amber | Battery Error |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
The Chromebook Activity light is on the back of the display cover, as shown below:
Figure 1: Chromebook 11 3189 Activity LED
The activity LED supports 7 colors for the Dell Active Classroom application. To control this, use the DellActivityLight from the Chrome Web Store.
Figure 2: Chromebook 11 3189 Battery Status LED
Status LED Light | Description |
---|---|
Off | AC Powered, charge level higher than 96% |
White | AC Powered, charge level less than 96%, charging |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level >Low to Fully charged |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level Low to critically Low, computer in S5 - Soft Off |
Amber | Battery Powered, charge level Low to critically Low, computer in S0 - System On or S3 - System Standby (Suspend to RAM) |
Blinking Amber | Battery Error |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
There is no computer activity LED for this model.
Figure 1: Chromebook 13 3380 Battery Status LED
Status LED Light | Description |
---|---|
Off | AC Powered, charge level higher than 96% |
White | AC Powered, charge level less than 96%, charging |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level higher than 14% |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level less than 14%, computer in S5 - Soft Off |
Amber | Battery Powered, charge level less than 14%, computer in S0 - System On or S3 - System Standby (Suspend to RAM) |
Blinking Amber | Battery Error |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
There is no computer activity LED for this model. (There is only the Battery Status LED)
Figure 1: Chromebook 13 7310 Battery Status LED
Status LED Light | Description |
---|---|
Off | AC Powered, charge level higher than 96% |
White | AC Powered, charge level less than 96%, charging |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level higher than 14% |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level less than 14%, computer in S5 - Soft Off |
Amber | Battery Powered, charge level less than 14%, computer in S0 - System On or S3 - System Standby (Suspend to RAM) |
Blinking Amber | Battery Error |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
There is no computer activity LED for this model. (There is only the Battery Status LED)
Figure 1: Chromebook 3400 Battery Status LED location
Power Source | LED Behavior | System Power State |
---|---|---|
AC Adapter | Solid White | Charging (Full) (S0 - S5) |
AC Adapter | Solid Amber | Charging (S0 - S5) |
Battery | Solid White | Discharging (S0) |
Battery | Breathing White | Discharging (S3) |
Battery | Off | Discharging (S5) |
Battery | Blinking Amber | Battery Error (S0 - S5) |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
The Chromebook 11 3181 laptop comes with a 7 color Dell Activity light LED outside of the LCD back cover. Which can be used for interactivity between students and teachers.
Figure 1: Chromebook 11 3181 and 3181 2-in-1 Activity LED
LED Light Status | Chassis LED Light | Description |
---|---|---|
Raise Hand | ||
Answer Question | ||
Discussion | ||
7 colors available for preset |
Figure 2: Chromebook 11 3181 and 3181 2-in-1 Battery Status LED
Status LED Light | Description |
---|---|
Off | AC Powered, charge level higher than 96% |
White | AC Powered, charge level less than 96%, charging |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level >Low to Fully charged |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level Low to critically Low, computer in S5 - Soft Off |
Amber | Battery Powered, charge level Low to critically Low, computer in S0 - System On or S3 - System Standby (Suspend to RAM) |
Blinking Amber | Battery Error |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
There is no computer activity LED for this model. (There is only the Battery Status LED)
Figure 1: Chromebook 7486 Battery Status LED location
Power Source | LED Behavior | System Power State |
---|---|---|
AC Adapter | Solid White | Charging (Full) (S0 - S5) |
AC Adapter | Solid Amber | Charging (S0 - S5) |
Battery | Solid White | Discharging (S0) |
Battery | Breathing White | Discharging (S3) |
Battery | Off | Discharging (S5) |
Battery | Blinking Amber | Battery Error (S0 - S5) |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
There is no computer activity LED for this model. (There is only the Battery Status LED)
Figure 1: Chromebook 3100 Battery Status LED location
Power Source | LED Behavior | System Power State |
---|---|---|
AC Adapter | Solid White | Charging (Full) (S0 - S5) |
AC Adapter | Solid Amber | Charging (S0 - S5) |
Battery | Solid White | Discharging (S0) |
Battery | Breathing White | Discharging (S3) |
Battery | Off | Discharging (S5) |
Battery | Blinking Amber | Battery Error (S0 - S5) |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
There is no computer activity LED for this model. (There is only the Battery Status LED)
Figure 1: Chromebook 3100 2-in-1 Battery Status LED location
Power Source | LED Behavior | System Power State |
---|---|---|
AC Adapter | Solid White | Charging (Full) (S0 - S5) |
AC Adapter | Solid Amber | Charging (S0 - S5) |
Battery | Solid White | Discharging (S0) |
Battery | Breathing White | Discharging (S3) |
Battery | Off | Discharging (S5) |
Battery | Blinking Amber | Battery Error (S0 - S5) |
There are no Diagnostic LEDs on this model.
There is no computer activity LED for this model. (There are only the Power/Diagnostics and Battery Status LEDs)
Figure 1: Chromebook 5300 2-in-1 Battery Status LED location
LED Behavior | System Power State |
---|---|
Off | AC Powered, charge level higher than 96% |
Solid White | AC Powered, charge level less than 96%, charging |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level >Low to Fully charged |
Off | Battery Powered, charge level Low to critically Low, computer in S5 - Soft Off |
Solid Amber | Battery Powered, charge level Low to critically Low, computer in S0 - System On or S3 - System Standby (Suspend to RAM) |
Blinking Amber | Battery Error |
Figure 2: Chromebook 5300 2-in-1 Power/Diagnostic Status LED location
Blinking Pattern | Possible Issue | Suggested Resolution | |
---|---|---|---|
Amber | White | ||
2
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1
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CPU failure
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Contact Dell.
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2
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2
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System Board failure (included BIOS corruption or ROM error)
|
Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists, contact Dell. |
2
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3
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No Memory/ RAM detected
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Confirm that the memory module is installed properly.
If problem persists, test the memory module. |
2
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4
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Memory/RAM failure
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Test the memory module.
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2
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5
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Invalid memory installed
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Test the memory module.
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2
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6
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System board/Chipset Error/Clock failure/Gate A20 failure /
Super I/O failure/Keyboard controller failure |
Contact Dell.
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2
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7
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LCD failure
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Contact Dell.
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2
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8
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LCD Power rail failure
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Contact Dell.
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3
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1
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RTC power failure
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Swap out the CMOS battery.
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3
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2
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PCI or Video card/chip failure
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Contact Dell.
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3
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3
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BIOS Recovery image not found
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Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists, contact Dell. |
3
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4
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BIOS Recovery image found but invalid
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Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists, contact Dell. |
3
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5
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EC ran into power sequencing failure
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Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists, contact Dell. |
3
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6
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Flash corruption detected by SBIOS
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Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists, contact Dell. |
3
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7
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Time-out waiting on ME to reply to HECI message
|
Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists, contact Dell. |
There is no computer activity LED for this model. (There is only the Power and Bi-color Battery Status LEDs)
Figure 1: Chromebook 5400 Battery Status LED location
Figure 2: Chromebook 5400 Power/Diagnostic Status LED location
Blinking Pattern | Possible Issue | Suggested Resolution | |
---|---|---|---|
Amber | White | ||
2
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1
|
CPU failure
|
Contact Dell.
|
2
|
2
|
System Board failure (included BIOS corruption or ROM error)
|
Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists, contact Dell. |
2
|
3
|
No Memory/ RAM detected
|
Confirm that the memory module is installed properly.
If problem persists, test the memory module. |
2
|
4
|
Memory/RAM failure
|
Test the memory module.
|
2
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5
|
Invalid memory installed
|
Test the memory module.
|
2
|
6
|
System board/Chipset Error/Clock failure/Gate A20 failure /
Super I/O failure/Keyboard controller failure |
Contact Dell.
|
2
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7
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LCD failure
|
Contact Dell.
|
2
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8
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LCD Power rail failure
|
Contact Dell.
|
3
|
1
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RTC power failure
|
Swap out the CMOS battery.
|
3
|
2
|
PCI or Video card/chip failure
|
Contact Dell.
|
3
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3
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BIOS Recovery image not found
|
Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists, contact Dell. |
3
|
4
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BIOS Recovery image found but invalid
|
Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists, contact Dell. |
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