Dell 9020 owner manual Troubleshooting Your Computer, Power LED Diagnostics

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Troubleshooting Your Computer

You can troubleshoot your computer using indicators like Diagnostic Lights, Beep Codes, and Error Messages during the operation of the computer.

Power LED Diagnostics

The power button LED located on the front of the chassis also functions as a bicolored diagnostic LED. The diagnostic LED is only active and visible during the POST process. Once the operating system starts to load, it is no longer visible.

Amber LED blinking scheme – The pattern is 2 or 3 blinks followed by a short pause then x number of blinks up to 7. The repeated pattern has a long pause inserted in the middle. For example 2,3 = 2 amber blinks, short pause, 3 amber blinks followed by long pause then repeats.

Table 14. Power LED Diagnostics

Amber LED State

White LED State

Description

 

 

 

off

off

system is OFF

off

blinking

system is in sleep state

blinking

off

power supply unit (PSU) failure

steady

off

PSU is working but failed to fetch code

off

steady

system is ON

Amber LED State

Description

 

2,1

system board failure

 

2,2

system board, PSU or PSU cabling failure

2,3

system board, memory or CPU failure

2, 4

coin-cell battery failure

 

2,5

corrupt BIOS

 

2,6

CPU configuration failure or CPU failure

2,7

memory modules are detected, but a memory failure

3,1

possible peripheral card or system board failure

3,2

possible USB failure

 

3,3

no memory modules are detected

3,4

possible system board error

 

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Contents Dell OptiPlex 9020 Mini Tower Page Contents Diagnostics Before Working Inside Your Computer Working on Your ComputerTurning Off Your Computer After Working Inside Your Computer Page Removing the Cover Removing and Installing ComponentsInstalling the Cover Recommended ToolsRemoving the Wireless Local Area Network Wlan Card Removing the Intrusion SwitchInstalling the Intrusion Switch Installing the Wireless Local Area Network Wlan Card Removing the Expansion Card Installing the Front BezelRemoving the Front Bezel Memory Module Guidelines Installing the Expansion CardRemoving the Memory Installing the MemoryRemoving the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Hard Drive Installing the Coin-Cell BatteryRemoving the Optical Drive Installing the Hard DriveInstalling the Optical Drive Removing the Speaker Installing the SpeakerRemoving the Power Supply Page Removing the Processor Installing the Power SupplyRemoving the Heat Sink Assembly Installing the Heat Sink AssemblyRemoving the System Fan Installing the ProcessorRemoving the Thermal Sensor Installing the System FanPage Removing the Power Switch Installing the Thermal SensorInstalling the Power Switch Removing the Input/Output I/O Panel Removing the System Board Installing the Input/Output I/O PanelInstalling the System Board Components Of The System Board System Board ComponentsPage Navigation Keys System SetupBoot Sequence Uefi System Setup OptionsCOM1 Sata Optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software KEK Erased and the keys will restore to default settings Page Post Behavior When Lookup Method is set to Static IP Jumper Settings Updating the BiosPassword Type System and Setup PasswordDisabling a System Password Page Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment ePSA Diagnostics DiagnosticsPage Power LED Diagnostics Troubleshooting Your ComputerBeep Code Error MessagesDIMM1 Page Page Page DDR3 SpecificationsPCI Drives Internal Connectors Controls and Lights Power Page Page Contacting Dell
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