IBM N2800e manual Error codes and text messages, Monitor LED

Table 6. LED indications (continued)

Symptom	What you should do
The system LED fails to function	1. Verify that you plugged the power cable into a
after power on.
	working electrical outlet.
	2. Press the white power button to reset power to
	the NetVista thin client.
	3. If the system LED does not work, the power cable
	may be defective. Substitute a properly working
	power cable, and then repeat the steps. Contact
	your reseller, or IBM, to request a replacement
	part (see “Replacing parts other than the N2800e
	CompactFlash card” on page 42).
	4. If the system LED still does not work, you may
	need to replace the NetVista thin client logic unit.
	Contact your reseller, or IBM, to request a
	replacement part (see “Replacing parts other than
	the N2800e CompactFlash card” on page 42).
A power interruption during a	The software on the NetVista thin client may be
software update occurs. When you	damaged. Contact IBM Service and Support, and
power on the NetVista thin client,	refer to “Appendix D. Recovering the boot block
the system LED shows a solid	image” on page 53 for information on recovering the
green color, or a flashing amber	software on the NetVista thin client.
color, and the monitor does not
display any screens.
The system LED shows a solid	1. Press the white power button to reset power to
amber color, or a flashing amber
	the NetVista thin client.
color.
	2. If the system LED still shows a solid amber color,
	or a flashing amber color, you may need to
	replace the NetVista thin client logic unit. Contact
	your reseller, or IBM, to request a replacement
	part (see “Replacing parts other than the N2800e
	CompactFlash card” on page 42).
The system LED flashes amber	The NetVista thin client hardware automatically
once shortly after power off.	enables Wake-On-LAN (WOL). This is not an
	indication of a hardware problem.

	Monitor LED
The monitor LED fails to function	If the problem still persists after you verified the
after power on.	monitor cable connections, or after you substituted a
	properly working monitor, refer to the documentation
	for your monitor for more information.
The monitor LED shows a solid	If the problem still persists after you verified the
amber color, or a flashing amber	monitor cable connections, or after you substituted a
color.	properly working monitor, refer to the documentation
	for your monitor for more information.

Error codes and text messages

Error codes and text messages can appear on the bottom of your screen during the startup sequence of the NetVista thin client. NSBxxxx error codes and text messages indicate only hardware problems.

To verify that a NetVista thin client hardware problem exists, ensure that you complete the instructions in “Verifying hardware problems” on page 31.

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