Light Pattern | Problem Description | Suggested Resolution |
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| A possible expansion card failure | 1 Determine if a conflict exists by |
| has occurred. | removing a card (not a graphics card) |
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| and restarting the computer. |
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| 2 If the problem persists, reinstall the |
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| card that you removed, remove a |
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| different card, and then restart the |
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| computer. |
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| 3 Repeat this process for each card. |
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| If the computer starts normally, |
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| troubleshoot the last card removed |
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| from the computer for resource |
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| conflicts (see "Resolving Software |
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| and Hardware Incompatibilities" |
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| on page 30). |
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| 4 If the problem persists, contact Dell. |
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| Routine system activity preceding video | Watch your monitor for |
| initialization. | messages. |
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| The computer is in a normal operating | None. |
| condition after POST. |
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NOTE: The diagnostic lights flicker briefly; they are turned off after the computer successfully boots to the operating system.
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