Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics

Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes (Continued)

Activity

Beeps

Possible Cause

Recommended Action

 

 

 

 

Power LED flashes

None

Pre-video graphics

For systems with a graphics card:

six times, once

 

error.

1.

Reseat the graphics card. Power on

every second,

 

 

 

 

 

the system.

followed by a two

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Replace the graphics card.

second pause.

 

 

 

 

3.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For systems with integrated graphics,

 

 

 

replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

Power LED flashes

None

Invalid ROM

1.

Reflash the ROM using a ROMPaq

eight times, once

 

based on bad

 

diskette.

every second,

 

checksum.

2.

Replace the system board.

followed by a two

 

 

 

 

 

 

second pause.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System does not

None

System unable to

Press and hold the power button for less

power on and LEDs

 

power on.

than 4 seconds. If the hard drive LED turns

are not flashing.

 

 

green, then:

 

 

 

1.

Check that the voltage selector,

 

 

 

 

located on the rear of the power

 

 

 

 

supply, is set to the appropriate

 

 

 

 

voltage. Proper voltage setting

 

 

 

 

depends on your region.

 

 

 

2.

Remove the expansion cards one at a

 

 

 

 

time until the LED light on the system

 

 

 

 

board turns on.

 

 

 

3.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

OR

 

 

 

 

Press and hold the power button for less

 

 

 

than 4 seconds. If the hard drive LED does

 

 

 

not turn on green then:

 

 

 

1.

Check that the unit is plugged into a

 

 

 

 

working AC outlet.

 

 

 

2.

Open hood and check that the power

 

 

 

 

button harness is properly connected

 

 

 

 

to the system board.

 

 

 

3.

Check that both power supply cables

 

 

 

 

are properly connected to the system

 

 

 

 

board.

 

 

 

4.

Check to see if the LED light on the

 

 

 

 

system board is turned on. If it is

 

 

 

 

turned on, then replace the power

 

 

 

 

button harness.

 

 

 

5.

If the LED light on the system board is

 

 

 

 

not turned on, then replace the power

 

 

 

 

supply.

 

 

 

6.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

Service Reference Guide, dx2200 MT

415606-001

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