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Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes

 

 

Possible

Recommended

Activity

Beeps

Cause

Action

Red Power LED

5

Pre-video memory

1.

Reseat DIMMs.

flashes five times,

 

error

 

Power on the system.

once every

 

 

2.

Replace DIMMs one

second, followed

 

 

 

 

 

at a time to isolate

by a two second

 

 

 

 

 

 

the faulty module.

pause. The beeps

 

 

 

 

 

3. Replace third-party

continue for five

 

 

 

 

 

memory with HP

iterations, then

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory.

stop. The LED

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Replace the system

flashes continue

 

 

until the problem

 

 

 

board.

is resolved.

 

 

 

 

Red Power LED

6

Pre-video graphics

For systems with a

flashes six times,

 

error.

graphics card:

once every

 

 

1.

Reseat the graphics

second, followed

 

 

 

 

 

card. Power on the

by a two second

 

 

 

 

 

 

system.

pause. The beeps

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Replace the graphics

continue for five

 

 

 

 

 

card.

iterations, then

 

 

 

 

 

3. Replace the system

stop. The LED

 

 

flashes continue

 

 

 

board.

until the problem

 

 

For systems with

is resolved.

 

 

integrated graphics,

 

 

 

replace the system board.

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HP DC5100 manual Red Power LED Pre-video memory Reseat DIMMs

DC5100 specifications

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