Interpreting The Diagnostic Lights - Compaq Deskpro Workstation AP230 Getting Started

Interpreting the Diagnostic Lights

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Power
Power
Power
Power
Power
Power
Power
Power
Power
Hard Drive
LED
Num Lock
Caps Lock
Scroll Lock
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6. Select Quiet Drive → Quiet (Performance is the factory-set
default.)
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If the Quiet Drive option is not displayed, your computer does
not contain a Quiet drive.
7. To apply and save changes, select File → Save Changes and Exit.
The Compaq Deskpro Workstation AP230 features diagnostic lights
or LEDs (light emitting diodes) to indicate various computer states or
errors. The following tables describe the diagnostic light indications.
Refer to the Troubleshooting Guide for more information.
Computer LEDs
Color LED Activity
Green On
Green 1 blink every second
Green 1 blink every 2 seconds
Green 1 blink every 4 seconds
Clear Off
Red 4 blinks every second
Red On
Red 1 blink every second
Red 1 blink every 2 seconds
Green Blinking
Keyboard LEDs
Color LED Activity
Green Flashing
Green Flashing
Green Flashing
State/Message
(S0) Computer on
(S1) Normal suspend
mode
(S3) Suspend to RAM (if
applicable)
(S4) Suspend to disk (if
applicable)
(S5) Computer off
CPU thermal shutdown
CPU not installed or
incorrect processor
installed
ROM error
Power supply overload
Hard drive activity
State/Message
Memory error
No video
System board failure, prior
to video