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S y s t e m L i g h t C o d e s ( c o n t in u e d )
Power Light | Hard Drive Light | Cause | Corrective Action |
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Solid yellow | N/A | The Dell Diagnostics is running a | If the Dell Diagnostics is running, |
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| test, or a device on the system board | allow the testing to complete. |
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| may be faulty or incorrectly installed. | Check the diagnostic lights to see if |
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| the specific problem is identified. |
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| Also, see "System Board Problems." |
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| If the computer does not boot, |
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| contact Dell for technical assistance. |
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Blinking yellow | Blank | There is a power supply or system | Check the diagnostic lights to see if |
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| board failure. | the specific problem is identified. |
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| Also, see "Power Problems" and |
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| "System Board Problems." |
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Blinking yellow | Solid green | There is a system board failure. | Check the diagnostic lights to see if |
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| the specific problem is identified. |
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| Also, see "System Board Problems." |
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Solid green and a | N/A | A problem was detected while the | See "System Beep Codes" for |
beep code during |
| BIOS was executing. | instructions on diagnosing the beep |
POST |
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| code. Also, check the diagnostic lights |
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| to see if the specific problem is |
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| identified. |
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Solid green power | N/A | The monitor or the graphics card may | Check the diagnostic lights to see if |
light and no beep |
| be faulty or incorrectly installed. | the specific problem is identified. |
code and no video |
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| Also, see "Video Problems." |
during POST |
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Solid green power | N/A | An integrated system board device | Check the diagnostic lights to see if |
light and no beep |
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code but the |
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| the problem is not identified, contact |
computer locks up |
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| Dell for technical assistance. |
during POST |
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