System Diagnostic Lights - Dell Inspiron 22 3000 Series Service Manual

Power status light: Indicates the power status.
Solid Amber – The computer is unable to boot to the operating system. This
indicates that the power supply or another device in the computer is failing.
Blinking Amber – The computer is unable to boot to the operating system. This
indicates that the power supply is normal but another device in the computer is
failing or not installed properly.
NOTE: See the light patterns to determine the device that is failing.
Off – Computer is in hibernation or turned off.
The power status light blinks amber along with beep codes indicating failures.
For example, the power status light blinks amber two times followed by a pause,
and then blinks white three times followed by a pause. This 3,3 pattern continues
until the computer is turned off indicating the Recovery image is not found.
The following table shows different light patterns, what they indicate, and the
suggested solutions.
Light pattern
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2
3
3,3

System diagnostic lights

Problem description
System board: BIOS and
ROM failure
No memory or RAM
detected
System board or chipset
error
Recovery image not found
Suggested solution
Flash latest BIOS version. If
problem persists, replace the
system board.
Confirm that the memory module
is installed properly. If problem
persists, replace the memory
module.
Replace the system board.
Reimage the system.
System diagnostic lights
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