Diagnostic Error Messages - Dell W7M79 Service Manual

Amber LED state
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Diagnostic error messages

Table 6. Diagnostic error messages
Error messages
AUXILIARY DEVICE FAILURE
BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME
CACHE DISABLED DUE TO FAILURE
CD DRIVE CONTROLLER FAILURE
DATA ERROR
DECREASING AVAILABLE MEMORY
DISK C: FAILED INITIALIZATION
DRIVE NOT READY
72 Troubleshooting
White LED state
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System state
BIOS state 5
BIOS state 6
BIOS state 7
BIOS state 8
BIOS state 9
BIOS state 10
Description
The touchpad or external mouse may be faulty. For an external
mouse, check the cable connection. Enable the Pointing Device
option in the System Setup program.
Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in
the proper place, and used the correct path name.
The primary cache internal to the microprocessor has failed.
Contact Dell
The optical drive does not respond to commands from the
computer.
The hard drive cannot read the data.
One or more memory modules may be faulty or improperly seated.
Reinstall the memory modules or, if necessary, replace them.
The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in Dell
Diagnostics.
The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can
continue. Install a hard drive in the hard drive bay.
Notes
video sub sytem config or failure.
BIOS to eliminate 0101 video
code.
BIOS Post code (Old LED
pattern 0110) Combine storage
and USB config or failure. BIOS
to eliminate 0111 USB code.
BIOS Post code (Old LED
pattern 1000) MEM config, no
memory detected.
BIOS Post code (Old LED
pattern 1001) Fatal Motherboard
error.
BIOS Post code (Old LED
pattern 1010) Mem config,
modules incompatible or invalid
config.
BIOS Post code (Old LED
pattern 1011) combine "Other
pre-video activity and resource
configuration codes. BIOS to
eliminate 1100 code.
BIOS Post code (Old LED
pattern 1110) Other pre-post
activity, routine subsequent to
video init.