System Lights
Your power light may indicate a computer problem.
Power Light | Problem Description | Suggested Resolution |
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Solid green | Power is on, and the computer is | No corrective action is required. |
| operating normally. |
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Blinking green | The computer is in a |
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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 "Diagnostic Lights" on page 32 to see if |
times and then |
| the specific problem is identified. |
turns off |
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Solid yellow | The Dell Diagnostics is running a | If the Dell Diagnostics is running, allow the |
| test, or a device on the system board | testing to complete. |
| may be faulty or incorrectly installed. Check "Diagnostic Lights" on page 32 to see if | |
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| the specific problem is identified. |
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| If the computer does not boot, contact Dell |
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| for technical assistance. For information on |
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| contacting Dell, see your online User’s Guide. |
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Blinking yellow | A power supply or system board | Check "Diagnostic Lights" on page 32 to see if |
| failure has occurred. | the specific problem is identified. See "Power |
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| Problems" in your online User’s Guide. |
Solid green and a A problem was detected while the beep code during BIOS was executing.
POST
See "Beep Codes" on page 35 for instructions on diagnosing the beep code. Also, check "Diagnostic Lights" on page 32 to see if the specific problem is identified.
Solid green power | The monitor or the graphics card | Check "Diagnostic Lights" on page 32 to see if |
light, no beep code | may be faulty or incorrectly installed. the specific problem is identified. | |
and no video during |
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Solid green power | An integrated system board device | Check "Diagnostic Lights" on page 32 to see if |
light and no beep | may be faulty. | the specific problem is identified. If the |
code, but the |
| problem is not identified, contact Dell for |
computer locks up |
| technical assistance. For information on |
during POST |
| contacting Dell, see your online User’s Guide. |
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