Dell WHM, WHL System Lights, Power Light Hard-Drive Light Cause Corrective Action, User’s Guide

System Lights

These lights on the front of the computer can indicate a computer problem.

Power Light	Hard-Drive Light	Cause	Corrective Action
Solid green	N/A	Power is on, and the computer is	No corrective action is required.
		operating normally.

Blinking green	Blank	The computer is in the suspended
		state (Windows XP).

Press the power button, move the mouse, or press a key on the keyboard to wake the computer. See "Power Management" in the User’s Guide for more information.

Blinks green	N/A	A configuration error exists.	Check the diagnostic lights to see if
several times and			the specific problem is identified. See
then turns off			the User’s Guide for more information.
Solid yellow	N/A	The Dell Diagnostics is running a	If the Dell Diagnostics is running,
		test, or a device on the system	allow the testing to complete.
		board may be faulty or	Check the diagnostic lights to see if
		incorrectly installed.
			the specific problem is identified.
			If the computer does not boot, contact
			Dell for technical assistance.
Blinking yellow	Blank	A power supply or system board	Check the diagnostic lights to see if
		failure has occurred.	the specific problem is identified. See
			"Power Problems" in the User’s Guide.
Blinking yellow	Solid green	A system board or VRM failure	Check the diagnostic lights to see if
		has occurred.	the specific problem is identified.
Solid green and a	N/A	A problem was detected while the	See "Beep Codes" on page 28 for
beep code		BIOS was executing.	instructions on diagnosing the beep
during POST			code. Also, check the diagnostic lights
			to see if the specific problem
			is identified.
Solid green power	N/A	The monitor or the graphics card	Check the diagnostic lights to see if
light and no beep		may be faulty or incorrectly	the specific problem is identified. Also,
code and no video		installed.	see "Video Problems" in the
during POST			User’s Guide.
Solid green power	N/A	An integrated system board device	Check the diagnostic lights to see if
light and no beep		may be faulty.	the specific problem is identified. If
code but the			the problem is not identified, contact
computer locks			Dell for technical assistance.
up during POST

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