Diagnostic Light Codes During Post | Dell DCD0, JD963 specification

Diagnostic Lights	Power	Problem Description	Suggested Resolution
	Light

	amber	A possible power supply	Verify that both power supply cables are
		failure has occurred.	plugged in to the motherboard.
(blinking)

Diagnostic Light Codes During POST

The power light displays a solid green for diagnostic light codes during POST.

Light Pattern	Problem Description	Suggested Resolution

	A possible processor failure	Reinstall the processor and restart
	has occurred.	the computer.

A possible expansion card failure has occurred.

1 Determine if a conflict exists by removing a card (not the graphics card) and then restarting the computer.

2 If the problem persists, reinstall the card that you removed, remove a different card, and then restart the computer.

3 Repeat this process for each card. If the computer starts normally, troubleshoot the last card removed from the computer for resource conflicts (see "Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities" on page 30).

4 Move each card one at a time to a different PCI slot and restart the computer after each move.

5 If the problem persists, contact Dell.

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Comment faire pour Solution Guide de référence rapide Index USB Guia de referência rápida Abreviações e acrônimos Notas, avisos e cuidados 135 Conteúdo CD Drivers and Utilities Drivers e Utilitários, também Como obter informaçõesChamado Resource Recursos Guia de referência rápida Guia do usuário Guia de informações do produto Dell Centro de ajuda e suporte do Windows Site de suporte da Dell support.dell.com Como utilizar o Linux CD do sistema operacionalSites Linux apoiados pela Dell Linux.dell.com Guia de referência rápida Instalação do computador Monitor ao computador 100 101 Utilize o adaptador VGA 102Do computador Conecte os cabos 103 104 Sobre o computador 105 Visão frontal 106 107 108 Visão traseira 109 Conectores do painel traseiro 110 111 Visão interna Componentes da placa do sistema 112 113 114 Localização do guia do usuárioCores dos cabos 115 Remoção da tampa do computador 116 Como fixar o suporte do computador Suporte do computador117 Computador Suporte do computador Guia de alinhamento 118 Como remover o suporte do computador Cuidados com o computador119 Dicas para solução de problemas Solução de problemasSolução de incompatibilidades de software e hardware Uso da Restauração do sistema do Microsoft Windows XP Restauração do computador a um estado operacional anterior Criação de um ponto de restauraçãoComo desfazer a última restauração do sistema 121 Quando usar o Dell Diagnostics Como utilizar a última configuração válidaComo ativar o recurso de Restauração do sistema 122 Insira o CD Drivers and Utilities Drivers e utilitários Como iniciar o Dell Diagnostics pelo disco rígido123 Antes de iniciar os testes Códigos de bipe124 125 Mensagens de erro Luzes de diagnósticoCódigos das luzes de diagnóstico antes do Post 126 127 128 Códigos das luzes de diagnóstico durante o Post 129 130 131 Se o problema continuar, reinstale a placaRemovida, remova outra placa e reinicie o Da última placa removida para verificar se há 132 Perguntas mais freqüentes Ou Ieee 1394? 133Ieee 1394 , consulte o Guia do Usuário 134 Índice Índice 136 Ieee Guía de referencia rápida Abreviaturas y siglas Notas, avisos y precauciones 145 141150 151 140 Contenido 141 Localización de informaciónCD Drivers and Utilities Controladores y utilidades También denominado ResourceCD CD de recursos Guía de información del producto de Dell 142Guía del usuario Página web de asistencia de Dell support.dell.com 143Centro de ayuda y soporte técnico de Windows CD Operating System Sistema operativo 144Páginas web de Linux con soporte de Dell 145 Instalación del ordenador 146 147 Con un adaptador VGA 148 Conecte los cables 149 150 Acerca del ordenador 151 Vista frontal 152 153 154 Vista posteriorConector de 155 Conectores del panel posteriorConector de línea De salida/auriculares 156 157 Vista interiorVentilador frontal Ventilador de la tarjeta 158 Componentes de la placa base Conector de la unidad IDE IDE 159Como x4 SLOT7PCIE Colores de los cables 160 Extracción de la cubierta del ordenador Localización de la Guía del usuario161 162 163 Montaje del soporte del ordenador Soporte del ordenador164 Ordenador Soporte del ordenador Guía de alineamiento 165 Desmontaje del soporte del ordenador Mantenimiento del ordenador166 Sugerencias para la solución de problemas Solución de problemasSolución de incompatibilidades de software y hardware Uso de la función Restaurar sistema de Microsoft Windows XP Restauración del ordenador a un estado operativo anterior Creación de un punto de restauraciónCómo deshacer la última restauración del sistema 168 Cuándo debe utilizarse Dell Diagnostics Uso de la última configuración buena conocidaActivación de la función Restaurar sistema 169 170 Inicio de Dell Diagnostics desde la unidad de disco duro 171 Antes de comenzar con las pruebas 172 Códigos de sonido Indicadores luminosos de diagnóstico Mensajes de error173 174 175 176 Presione F1 para iniciar el sistema operativo 177 178 Reiniciando el ordenador 179Tarjeta que ha extraído, extraiga otra tarjeta De diagnóstico parpadean 180 Preguntas frecuentes 181 182 183 184