Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2 Product Guide

Diagnostic LEDs

At initial power on, the eight diagnostic LEDs are off. When the BIOS starts an activity such as memory initialization, the corresponding LED starts flashing. Once the activity has completed, the LED will remain on. Table 4 lists the LEDs and describes their function.

Table 4. Diagnostic LEDs

 

Item/Callout

LED

 

Activity

in Figure 6

Color

Description

 

 

 

 

Watch Dog Timer Fire/

K

Red

When the watch dog timer fires to reset

Back to BIOS

 

 

the board, this LED will flash.

 

 

 

In addition, this LED will light and stay on

 

 

 

when the Back to BIOS button has been

 

 

 

pressed.

 

 

 

 

Processor Initialization

G

Green

This LED will flash when the processor

 

 

 

initialization activity starts. Then the LED

 

 

 

will stay on when processor initialization is

 

 

 

complete.

 

 

 

 

Memory Initialization

F

Green

This LED will flash when the memory

 

 

 

initialization activity starts. Then the LED

 

 

 

will stay on when memory initialization is

 

 

 

complete.

 

 

 

 

Video Initialization

E

Green

This LED will flash when the video

 

 

 

initialization activity starts. Then the LED

 

 

 

will stay on when video initialization is

 

 

 

complete.

 

 

 

 

USB Initialization

C

Green

This LED will flash when the USB

 

 

 

initialization activity starts. Then the LED

 

 

 

will stay on when USB initialization is

 

 

 

complete.

 

 

 

 

Mass Storage

B

Green

This LED will flash when the hard drive

Initialization

 

 

activity starts. Then the LED will stay on

 

 

 

when hard drive initialization is complete.

 

 

 

 

Option ROM

D

Green

This LED will flash when the option ROM

Initialization

 

 

activity starts. Then the LED will stay on

 

 

 

when option ROM initialization is complete.

 

 

 

 

OS Start

A

Green

Just before BIOS transfers control to the

 

 

 

operating system, this LED will light and

 

 

 

stay on.

 

 

 

 

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Intel BLKDX58SO2 manual Diagnostic LEDs, Item/Callout, Activity Color Description