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Screen Message

Beeps*

Probable Cause

Recommended Action

Flashing Power and Hard

None

Unseated riser board.

1.

Remove riser board.

Drive Green LEDs

 

 

2.

Wipe connector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Reinstall riser board.

Red Power LED Blinks Every

None

Power supply overloaded.

1.

Push in power button. LED

2 or More Seconds

 

 

 

should be green.

 

 

 

2.

Remove all AC power from

 

 

 

 

computer, wait 30 seconds,

 

 

 

 

then apply power.

 

 

 

3.

Remove load from power

 

 

 

 

supply by removing options

 

 

 

 

one at a time until computer

 

 

 

 

runs.

 

 

 

4.

Check for damage to system

 

 

 

 

board.

 

 

 

5.

Replace system board.

 

 

 

6.

Replace power supply.

Red Power LED Blinks Every

None

System memory error.

1.

Check memory module.

Second

 

 

2.

Remove and reseat memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

module.

 

 

 

3.

See the "Solving Memory

 

 

 

 

Problems" section of this

 

 

 

 

guide.

Red power LED ON

None

Processor unseated.

Reseat processor in system board.

* L = Long, S = Short

 

 

 

 

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