
Light Pattern | Problem Description | Suggested Resolution |
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| A possible | • Remove all cards from the PCI and |
| motherboard failure | |
Steady | has occurred. | If the computer boots, add the cards |
| back one by one until you find the | |
Amber |
| faulty one. |
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| • If the problem persists, the system |
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| board may be faulty. Contact Dell (see |
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| "Contacting Dell" on page 159). |
| Power connector not | • Reseat the 2x2 power connector from |
| installed properly. | the power supply unit. |
Steady |
| • If the computer still fails to boot, |
| contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" | |
Amber |
| on page 159). |
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| Possible peripheral | • Remove all cards from the PCI and |
| card or motherboard | |
Steady | failure has occurred. | If the computer boots, add the cards |
| back one by one until you find the | |
Amber |
| faulty one. |
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| • If the problem persists, the system |
|
| board is probably faulty. Contact Dell |
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| (see "Contacting Dell" on page 159). |
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| A possible | • Disconnect all internal and external |
| motherboard failure | peripherals, and restart the computer. |
Steady | has occurred. | If the computer boots, add the |
| peripheral back one by one until you | |
Amber |
| find the faulty one. "Contacting Dell" |
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| on page 159. |
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| • If the problem persists, the system |
|
| board is probably faulty. Contact Dell |
|
| (see "Contacting Dell" on page 159). |
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| A possible coin cell | • Remove the coin cell battery for one |
| battery failure has | minute, reinstall the battery, and |
Steady | occurred. | restart the computer. |
| • If the problem persists, contact Dell | |
Amber |
| (see "Contacting Dell" on page 159). |
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