The following table lists the status of your computer based on the power and battery-charge status light.
Table 19. Power and battery-charge status light
Power and battery-charge status light
Solid white
Amber
Off
Blinking power and battery-charge status light
The power and battery-status light blinks alternately between amber and off to indicate issues that your computer is
encountering.
For example, the power and battery-status light blinks amber two times followed by a pause, and then blinks white 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 the different power and battery-status light patterns and the associated issues.
Table 20. LED codes
Diagnostic light codes
2,1
2,2
2,3
2,4
2,5
2,6
2,7
2,8
3,1
3,2
3,3
3,4
3,5
3,6
3,7
Flea power release
About this task
Flea power is the residual static electricity that remains on the computer even after it has been powered off and the battery has
been disconnected from the system board. The following procedure provides the instructions on how to release the flea power:
Steps
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Remove the
base
cover.
Status of computer
● The power adapter is connected and the battery is fully charged.
● The power adapter is connected and the battery has more than five
percent charge.
The computer is running on battery and the battery has less than five
percent charge.
The computer is in sleep state, hibernation, or turned off.
Problem description
Processor failure
System board: BIOS or ROM (Read-Only Memory) failure
No memory or RAM (Random-Access Memory) detected
Memory or RAM (Random-Access Memory) failure
Invalid memory installed
System-board or chipset error
Display failure
Display power failure
Coin-cell battery failure
PCI, video card/chip failure
Recovery image not found.
Recovery image found but invalid.
Power-rail failure
System BIOS Flash incomplete
Management Engine (ME) error
Troubleshooting
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