LED information

The system board in this server includes LEDs that can assist you in troubleshooting your system. See the following table for a description of these LEDs and the information they provide:

LED NameFunctionLocationColor

Description

 

 

 

 

 

System ID

Aids in server

Control panel

Blue

Flashing = Server

 

identification

and left back of

 

identification enabled

 

 

system board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Fault

Visible fault

Front panel and

Green or

On = No fault

 

warning

left back of

Orange

Green blink = Degraded

 

 

system board

 

Orange = Critical error or

 

 

 

 

 

non-recoverable

 

 

 

 

Orange blink = Non critical

 

 

 

 

 

ATA Activity

Front panel

Front panel and

Green

Blinking = Drive active

 

 

left side of

 

 

 

 

 

system board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM Fault

Identify failing

On the system

Orange

On = Fault

 

memory module

board, at the

 

 

 

 

 

back of each

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM socket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POST Code

Display boot 80

On the left back

Each LED

See “Diagnostic LEDs” on

diagnostic

POST code

of the system

can be

page 110

LEDs 1-4

 

board

Off,

 

 

(LSB, bit1,

 

 

Green,

 

 

bit2, MSB)

 

 

Orange,

 

 

 

 

 

or Red

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5v Standby

Identify 5v

At the front left of

Orange

On = 5v standby power on

 

standby power

the system board

 

 

 

 

on state

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power LED

Identify the

Front panel

Green

Off = Power is off (or S5)

 

power state of

 

 

On = Power is on (or S0)

 

the system

 

 

Slow blink = Low power

 

 

 

 

 

state (S1-S3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnostic LEDs

The BIOS sends a 1-byte hex code to port 80 prior to each POST task. These codes are displayed on four tri-colored LEDs, located on the system board and available at the back of the server chassis. These codes can provide troubleshooting information in the event of a system hang during POST.

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