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Red Power LED flashes | 12 | MXM thermal shutdown. | 1. | Clean the MXM graphics card heat sink. |
twelve iteration but LEDs |
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| 2. | Replace the MXM graphics card heat sink. |
continue until problem is |
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solved. |
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| 3. | Replace the MXM graphic card. |
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System does not power on | None | System unable to power | Press and hold the power button for less than 4 | |
and LEDs are not flashing. |
| on. | seconds. If the hard drive LED turns green, the | |
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| power button is working correctly and the system | |
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| board needs to be replaced. | |
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| Press and hold the power button for less than 4 | |
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| seconds. If the hard drive LED does not turn on | |
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| green then: | |
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| 1. | Check that the unit is plugged into a |
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| working AC outlet. |
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| 2. | Open hood and check that the power button |
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| harness is properly connected to the |
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| system board. |
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| 3. | Check that both power supply cables are |
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| properly connected to the system board. |
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| 4. | Check to see if the 5V_aux light on the |
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| system board is turned on. If it is turned on, |
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| then replace the power button harness. If |
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| the problem persists, replace the system |
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| board. |
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| 5. | If the 5V_aux light on the system board is |
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| not turned on, remove the expansion cards |
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| one at a time until the 5V_aux light on the |
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| system board turns on. It the problem |
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| persists, replace the power supply. |
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