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From: Mike Marquis on 27 Apr 2010 23:09
Not those lights. The Studio has various backlit regions above the keyboard
that light up when you touch them. They mostly control the multimedia stuff.

Mike

"Christopher Muto" <muto(a)worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Mike Marquis wrote:
>> Thanks for trying no help, Christopher.
>>
>> I removed the memory and swapped the modules. Held down the power button
>> without the battery installed. I now notice some status lights
>> illuminated above the keyboard (the mute light and volume up light are
>> steady and the the volume down lamp flashes) but there are no mention of
>> them in either doc you referenced (thank you for the links). I also
>> popped the CMOS battery and put it back in.
>>
>> If you have any other ideas I would be glad to give it a shot.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> "Mike Marquis" <mike-marquis(a)tx.rr.com> wrote in message
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>>> Thanks Christopher.
>>>
>>> I hadn't tried removing the memory yet. I'll let you know if it works.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> "Christopher Muto" <muto(a)worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
>>> news:boSdnWOCYcE_y0vWnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d(a)speakeasy.net...
>>>> Mike Marquis wrote:
>>>>> Tried to post this last night but it didn't take.
>>>>>
>>>>> My wife's Studio 1535 would not recover from sleep so I held the power
>>>>> button till it shut down. Then it would not boot. The lights above the
>>>>> keyboard scanned through their normal sequence and the HD light
>>>>> blinked on briefly----then nothing further happened. Swapped HD and
>>>>> same symptoms. Removed battery and tried external power same problem.
>>>>> Put her HD in a spare (?) Studio and it booted up fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cannot even get to the BIOS.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any clever ideas to try, or is my MB/PS fried (no flashing status
>>>>> lights anywhere that I can see)
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>> try removing and replacing the memory.
>>>> disconnect from power, remove battery, then hold power down for 10
>>>> seconds to discharge any residual power from the system...
>>>> and follow these instructons:
>>>> http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/1535/en/SM/memory.htm#wp1180987
>>>>
>>>> complete service manual found here:
>>>> http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/1535/en/SM/index.htm
>>>>
>>>> reference guide (which includes error codes) found here:
>>>> http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/1535/en/QRG/F434CA00MR.pdf
>>>
>
> are you refering to the caps lock, numb lock and scrol lock lights ("a",
> "9", "arrow") indicating steady, steady, and flashing.
> not sure what that means. here is a list of error codes from those lights
> from another system:
> http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/vos1520/en/SM/diags.htm
>
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