Recovering The Operating System - Dell Latitude 5500 Service Manual

The power and battery-status light blinks amber along with beep codes indicating failures.
For example, the power and battery-status light blinks amber two times followed by a pause, and then blinks white three times
followed by a pause. This 2,3 pattern continues until the computer is turned off indicating no memory or RAM is detected.
The following table shows different power and battery-status light patterns and associated problems.
Table 12. LED codes
Diagnostic light codes
2,1
2,2
2,3
2,4
2,5
2,6
2,7
2,8
3,1
3,2
3,3
3,4
3,5
3,6
3,7
Camera status light: Indicates whether the camera is in use.
● Solid white — Camera is in use.
● Off — Camera is not in use.
Caps Lock status light: Indicates whether Caps Lock is enabled or disabled.
● Solid white — Caps Lock enabled.
● Off — Caps Lock disabled.

Recovering the operating system

When your computer is unable to boot to the operating system even after repeated attempts, it automatically starts Dell
SupportAssist OS Recovery.
Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery is a standalone tool that is preinstalled in all Dell computers installed with Windows operating
system. It consists of tools to diagnose and troubleshoot issues that may occur before your computer boots to the operating
system. It enables you to diagnose hardware issues, repair your computer, back up your files, or restore your computer to its
factory state.
You can also download it from the Dell Support website to troubleshoot and fix your computer when it fails to boot into their
primary operating system due to software or hardware failures.
For more information about the Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery, see Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery User's Guide at
www.dell.com/serviceabilitytools. Click SupportAssist and then, click SupportAssist OS Recovery.
Problem description
Processor failure
System board: BIOS or ROM (Read-Only Memory) failure
No memory or RAM (Random-Access Memory) detected
Memory or RAM (Random-Access Memory) failure
Invalid memory installed
System-board or chipset error
Display failure
LCD power rail failure
Coin-cell battery failure
PCI, video card/chip failure
BIOS Recovery image not found
BIOS Recovery image found but invalid
EC ran into power sequencing failure
System BIOS Flash incomplete
Management Engine (ME) error
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