POST Error Messages

Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes (Continued)

Activity

Beeps

Possible Cause

Recommended Action

 

 

 

 

Red Power LED

7

System board

Replace the system board.

flashes seven times,

 

failure (ROM

 

 

once every second,

 

detected failure

 

 

followed by a two

 

prior to video).

 

 

second pause.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Power LED

8

Invalid ROM

1. Reflash the ROM using a ROMPaq

flashes eight times,

 

based on bad

 

diskette. See the “ROM Flash”

once every second,

 

checksum.

 

section of the Desktop

followed by a two

 

 

 

Management Guide on the

second pause.

 

 

 

Documentation CD.

 

 

 

2.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

Red Power LED

9

System powers on

1.

Check that the voltage selector,

flashes nine times,

 

but is unable to

 

located on the rear of the power

once every second,

 

boot.

 

supply (some models), is set to the

followed by a two

 

 

 

appropriate voltage. Proper voltage

second pause.

 

 

 

setting depends on your region.

 

 

 

2.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

3.

Replace the processor.

 

 

 

 

 

Red Power LED

10

Bad option card.

1.

Check each graphics card by

flashes ten times,

 

 

 

removing the card (one at a time if

once every second,

 

 

 

multiple cards), then power on the

followed by a two

 

 

 

system to see if fault goes away.

second pause.

 

 

2.

Once a bad card is identified,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

remove and replace the bad option

 

 

 

 

card.

 

 

 

3.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting Guide

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