S y s t e m L i g h t C o d e s
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Solid green | N/A | Power is on, and the computer is | No corrective action is required. |
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| operating normally. |
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Blinking green | Blank | The computer is in the suspended |
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Use one of the appropriate methods to "wake up" the computer. See "Power Management" in the User’s Guide.
Blinks green several | N/A | A configuration error exists. | Check the diagnostic lights to see if |
times and then |
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turns off |
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Solid yellow | N/A | The Dell Diagnostics is running a | If the Dell Diagnostics is running, |
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| may be faulty or incorrectly installed. | Check the diagnostic lights to see if |
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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 | A power supply or system board | Check the diagnostic lights to see if |
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| failure exists. | the specific problem is identified. |
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Blinking yellow | Solid green | A system board failure exists. |
Check the diagnostic lights to see if the specific problem is identified. Also, see "System Board Problems" in the User’s Guide.
Solid green and a N/A | A problem was detected while the |
beep code during | BIOS was executing. |
POST |
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See "Beep Codes" on page 37 for instructions on diagnosing the beep code. Also, check the diagnostic lights to see if the specific problem is identified.
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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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 |
| may be faulty. | the specific problem is identified. If |
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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