Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes (Continued)

Activity

Beeps

Possible Cause

 

Recommended Action

 

System does not power

None

System unable to

Press and hold the power button for

 

on and LEDs are not

 

power on.

 

less than 4 seconds. If the hard

 

flashing.

 

 

 

drive LED turns 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 5V_aux light on the

 

 

 

 

 

system board turns on.

 

 

 

 

3.

Replace the systemboard.

 

 

 

 

OR

 

 

 

 

Press and hold the power button for

 

 

 

 

 

less than 4 seconds. If the hard

 

 

 

 

 

drive LED does not turn 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 5V_aux light on

 

 

 

 

 

the system board is turned on. If it

 

 

 

 

 

is turned on, then replace the

 

 

 

 

 

power button harness.

 

 

 

 

5.

If the 5V_aux light on the system

 

 

 

 

 

board is not turned on, then

 

 

 

 

 

replace the power supply.

 

 

 

 

6.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System gives an error

Continuous

The chassis side

message stating that

beep for 5

cover is open or

“Error 912 - computer

seconds

would have been

cover or side panel has

 

removed after

been removed. Make sure

 

previous power on.

that any system access

 

 

was authorized and press

 

 

F1 to continue”.

 

 

1.Make sure that the Chassis side cover is closed if not fix it as directed in the assembling guide.

2.Ensure that any system access was authorized, check all the hardware ensuring that no hardware has been changed or removed. Then enter the BIOS setup by pressing F10 then select Hardware Monitor setup and enable the Reset Case Open Status.

3.Refer to the F10 Utility Guide for its functionality and any further issues.

4.For maximum security, be sure to establish a setup password. The setup password prevents unauthorized access to the Computer Setup utility.

* Applicable for non China version.

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