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    hard drive and battery status lights not working!!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by abdulx01, Aug 29, 2011.

  1. abdulx01

    abdulx01 Newbie

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    hey,
    i just bought a Dell XPS L502X two days ago and last night i noticed that the hard drive activity light and battery charging lights on the back of the screen do not work at all .. is this a hardware problem? should i go and exchange my laptop, coz they gave me a 7 day exchange warranty in case of any HARDWARE problem ..?? :confused: :confused:
     
    abdulx01, Aug 29, 2011
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  2. letmeknov

    letmeknov Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, it looks like you got a hardware problem, since there is no such a drivers or software to get those lights working.
     
    letmeknov, Aug 29, 2011
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    abdulx01 Newbie

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    ok, thnks! :)
     
    abdulx01, Aug 29, 2011
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    mikeybc Notebook Consultant

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    The lights hidden behind the lid ??
    Remember that both battery indicators will go out when battery is around 97% or higher. Battery charging will disable after 15 mins or so of reaching 100%

    There is only one hard drive light that you can't see with the lid up... Dumb design if you ask me.
     
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  5. letmeknov

    letmeknov Notebook Consultant

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    Indeed about the dumb design. Same as speaker placement in l702x.
     
    letmeknov, Aug 29, 2011
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