Help | Describes the test and may indicate requirements for running the test. |
Configuration Displays your hardware configuration for the selected device.
The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for all devices from system setup, memory, and various internal tests, and it displays the information in the device list in the left pane of the screen. The device list may not display the names of all the components installed on your computer or all devices attached to your computer.
Parameters | Allows you to customize the test by changing the test settings. |
4.When the tests are completed, if you are running the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities CD, remove the CD.
5.Close the test screen to return to the Main Menu screen. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen.
System Lights
Your power button light and
Power Light | Problem Description |
Solid green | Power is on, and the computer |
| is operating normally. |
Blinking green | The computer is in the |
| suspended state (Microsoft® |
| Windows® 2000 and Windows |
| XP). |
Suggested Resolution
No corrective action is required.
Press the power button, move the mouse, or press a key on the keyboard to wake the computer.
Blinks green several | A configuration error exists. | Check the diagnostic lights to see if the specific problem is |
times and then turns |
| identified. |
off |
|
|
Solid amber | The Dell Diagnostics is running |
| a test, or a device on the |
| system board may be faulty or |
| incorrectly installed. |
If the Dell Diagnostics is running, allow the testing to complete.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if the specific problem is identified.
If the computer does not boot, contact Dell for technical assistance (see your computer Owner's Manual for information about how to contact Dell).
Blinking amber | A power supply or system board |
| failure has occurred. |
Check the diagnostic lights to see if the specific problem is identified. Also, see "Power Problems" in your computer Owner's Manual.
Solid green and a beep code during POST
A problem was detected while the BIOS was executing.
See "Beep Codes" for instructions on diagnosing the beep code. Also, check the diagnostic lights to see if the specific problem is identified.
Solid green power light and no beep code and no video during POST
Solid green power light and no beep code but the computer locks up during POST
The monitor or the graphics card may be faulty or incorrectly installed.
An integrated system board device may be faulty.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if the specific problem is identified. See "Video and Power Problems" in your computer Owner's Manual.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if the specific problem is identified. If the problem is not identified, contact Dell for technical assistance. See your computer Owner's Manual for information on how to contact Dell.
Hard-Drive Problem Description
Activity
Light
Suggested Resolution
Solid green | The |
