POST Error Messages

Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes (Continued)

 

 

Possible

 

Activity

Beeps

Cause

Recommended Action

Red Power LED

6

Pre-video

flashes six times,

 

graphics

once every second,

 

error.

followed by a two-second pause, and the computer beeps six times. Beeps stop after five times but the Power LED will continue flashing until the problem is resolved.

For systems with a graphics card:

1.Reseat the graphics card. Power on the system.

2.Replace the graphics card.

3.Replace the system board.

For systems with integrated graphics, replace the system board.

Red Power LED

7

System board

Replace the system board.

flashes seven times,

 

failure (ROM

 

once every second,

 

detected

 

followed by a

 

failure prior to

 

two-second pause,

 

video).

 

and the computer

 

 

 

beeps seven times.

 

 

 

Beeps stop after

 

 

 

five times but the

 

 

 

Power LED will

 

 

 

continue flashing

 

 

 

until the problem is

 

 

 

resolved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Management

followed by a

 

 

Guide on the Documentation CD.

two-second pause,

2. Replace the system board.

and the computer

 

beeps eight times.

 

Beeps stop after

 

five times but the

 

Power LED will

 

continue flashing

 

until the problem is

 

resolved.

 

 

 

 

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Service Reference Guide, dx5150