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Diagnostics
Power and battery-status light: Indicates the power and battery-charge status.
Solid amber – Computer is running on battery and the battery has less than 10
percent charge.
User-defined color (AC mode) – Power adapter is connected and the battery is
fully charged.
User-defined color (Battery mode) – Computer is running on battery and the
battery has more than 10 percent charge.
User-defined color (Breath) – Computer is in sleep state.
Off – Computer is in hibernation, or turned off.
The power and battery-status light blinks red and blue along with beep codes
indicating failures.
For example, the power and battery-status light blinks red two times followed by
a pause, and then blinks blue 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 light patterns and what they indicate.
Table 8. Diagnostics
Light Pattern
2,1
2,2
2,3
2,4
2,5
2,6
2,7
3,1
3,2
3,3
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Problem description
CPU failure
System board: BIOS and ROM failure
No memory or RAM detected
Memory or RAM failure
Invalid memory installed
System board or chipset error
LCD failure
CMOS battery failure
PCI/video card failure
Recovery image not found
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