Power supply and system board Diagnostic LEDs | Lenovo 8124, 8131

Power supply and system board Diagnostic LEDs

You computer has two LEDs located on power supply on the back of the chassis. The power button LED located on front of your computer and the two LEDs on the back will help you determine if the power supply or system board is working correctly. The following table uses the LEDs to diagnose possible power supply and system board problems.

Power Button
LED	Green LED	Yellow LED	Diagnosis

Off	Off	Off	Check the following first:
			v Is power cord plugged in?
			v Is the power strip on?
			Failing power supply

Off (After	On	Off	Failing system board
pressing the
power
button)

On	On	On	Failing power supply

On	On	Off	Normal working conditions, but if your
			computer is not working correctly then you
			have a failing system board or a failing
			microprocessor

If you cannot correct the problem, have your computer serviced.

Note: To reset the computer once a yellow LED is on, unplug the power cord.

PC-Doctor for DOS Diagnostics

The PC-Doctor for DOS Diagnostics program runs independently of the operating system. You can use this program to test hardware components of your computer. You can use this program when other methods are not available or have not been successful in isolating a possible hardware problem.

You can run the diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspace on your hard disk. Alternatively, you can create bootable diagnostics diskettes from the Rescue and Recovery workspace.

You can also download the latest version of the diagnostics program from http://www.lenovo.com/think/support/ on the World Wide Web. Type your machine type and model number into the Quick Path field to find the downloadable files that are specific to your computer.

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