System Lights - Dell GX620 - 3.6GHz Desktop 1GB RAM 80GB Windows XP SFF User Manual

System Lights

Your power button light and hard-drive light may indicate a computer problem.
Power Light
Solid green
Blinking green
Blinks green several
times and then turns
off
Solid yellow
Blinking yellow
Solid green and a
beep code during
POST
Solid green power
light and no beep
code and no video
during POST
Solid green power
light and no beep
code but the
computer locks up
during POST
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Troubleshooting Tools and Utilities
Problem Description
Power is on, and the computer is
operating normally. On the desktop
computer, a solid green light indicates
a network connection.
The computer is in a power-saving
®
mode (Microsoft Windows
A configuration error exists.
The Dell Diagnostics is running a test,
or a device on the system board may be
faulty or incorrectly installed.
A power supply or system board failure
has occurred.
A problem was detected while the
BIOS was executing.
The monitor or the graphics card may
be faulty or incorrectly installed.
An integrated system board device may
be faulty.
Suggested Resolution
No corrective action is required.
Press the power button, move the
®
XP). mouse, or press a key on the keyboard
to wake the computer.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if the
specific problem is identified.
If the Dell Diagnostics is running,
allow the testing to complete.
If the computer does not boot, contact
Dell for technical assistance.
See "Power Problems."
See "Beep Codes" for instructions on
diagnosing the beep code. Also, check
the diagnostic lights to see if the
specific problem is identified.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if the
specific problem is identified. See
"Video and Monitor Problems."
Check the diagnostic lights to see if the
specific problem is identified. If the
problem is not identified, contact Dell
for technical assistance.