Power Button LED State
Blinking White
Solid Amber
Solid White
Table 23. Diagnostic Indicator table
Power Light: Amber-White
Blinking
1-1
1-2
1-3
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
Amber/White Blinking Pattern
1 amber blink followed by a short
pause, 1 white blink, long pause,
then repeats
1 amber blink followed by a short
pause, 2 white blinks, long
pause, then repeats
1 amber blink followed by a short
pause, 3 white blinks, long
pause, then repeats
2 amber blinks followed by a
short pause, 1 white blink, long
pause, then repeats
2 amber blinks followed by a
short pause, 2 white blinks, long
pause, then repeats
2 amber blinks followed by a
short pause, 3 white blinks, long
pause, then repeats
2 amber blinks followed by a
short pause, 4 white blinks, long
pause, then repeats
Description
System is in a low power state, either S1 or S3. This does not
indicate a fault condition.
The second state of the LED at power up, indicates that the
POWER_GOOD signal is active and it is probable that the power
supply is fine.
System is in S0 state. This is the normal power states of a
functioning machine. The BIOS will turn the LED to this states to
indicate it has started fetching op-codes.
Problem Description
Faulty System board
Bad system board, Power
Supply or Power Supply cabling
Bad system board, Memory or
Processor
Bad Processor
Motherboard: BIOS ROM failure
No Memory
Memory/RAM failure
Suggested Resolution
To troubleshoot the issue with
system board, contact Tech
support.
•
If you can assist to
troubleshoot, narrow down
the issue with PSU BIST
Test, reseat cable.
•
If nothing works, contact
Tech Support
•
If you can assist to
troubleshoot, narrow down
the issue by reseating
memory and swapping a
known good memory if
available.
•
If nothing works, contact
Tech Support
•
CPU configuration activity is
in progress or a CPU failure
was detected.
•
Contact Tech Support
•
System is in Recovery Mode.
•
Flash latest BIOS version. If
problem persists, contact
Tech Support
•
If customer can assist to
troubleshoot, narrow down
the issue by removing the
memory module one by one
to determine which one
failed and swapping to a
known good memory if
available to confirm.
•
Contact Tech Support
•
If customer can assist to
troubleshoot, narrow down
the issue by removing the
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