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Table 20. System health and system ID indicator codes (continued)
System health and system ID
indicator code
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC
subsystem.
You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet.
Cable length should not exceed 3 feet (0.91 meters). Performance could be affected by cable quality. The following table
describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:
Table 21. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator code
Solid green for two
seconds
Blinking green (on for
two seconds and off for
two seconds)
Powers off
NIC indicator codes
Each NIC on the back of the system has indicators that provide information about the activity and link status. The activity LED
indicator indicates if data is flowing through the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 83. NIC indicator codes
1. Link LED indicator
2. Activity LED indicator
Table 22. NIC indicator codes
NIC indicator codes
Link and activity indicators are off.
Link indicator is green, and activity indicator is blinking
green.
Link indicator is amber, and activity indicator is blinking
green.
Link indicator is green, and activity indicator is off.
Link indicator is amber, and activity indicator is off.
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System diagnostics and indicator codes
Condition
generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, go to
qrl.dell.com
> Look Up > Error Code, type the error code, and then click Look it up.
Condition
Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.
Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.
Indicates that the laptop or tablet is unplugged.
Condition
Indicates that the NIC is not connected to the network.
Indicates that the NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum
port speed, and data is being sent or received.
Indicates that the NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its
maximum port speed, and data is being sent or received.
Indicates that the NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum
port speed, and data is not being sent or received.
Indicates that the NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its
maximum port speed, and data is mot being sent or received.
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