Flashing battery indicator
It means you need to replace the battery. My wife's Inspiron did the same thing. Here is a link to someone else with the same issue, as well:
http://west-wind.com/WebLog/posts/365.aspx
I recommend third-party batteries from a quality source. They are quite good, and much cheaper than Dell-branded ones. Here's a source for both Dell-branded and third-party versions:
http://www.batteries.com/index.asp?N=4294967279+4294967148+4294949141&Ne=25&Nu=p%5Fprodcode
Plus, they are having a 20% off sale right now, using coupon code "FREE8"!
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