Dell OptiPlex 7050 Small Form Factor Owner's Manual page 66

Table 25. Diagnostic power LED codes (continued)
State
-
S1
S2
S3
S4
66 Troubleshooting your computer
State Name
-
RCM
CPU
MEM
PCI
Blinking Amber
Pattern
2 blinks > short pause >
4 blinks > long pause >
repeats
2 blinks > short pause >
5 blinks > long pause >
repeats
2 blinks > short pause >
6 blinks > long pause >
repeats
2 blinks > short pause >
7 blinks > long pause >
repeats
3 blinks > short pause >
1 blinks > long pause >
repeats
Problem Description
Bad coin cell battery
BIOS Checksum Failure
Bad Processor
Memory failures
PCIe Device or Video
subsystem failures
Suggested
Resolution
If customer can assist
to troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue by
swapping a known good
coin cell battery if
available.
If nothing works,
replace the coin cell
battery
System is in Recovery
Mode.
Flash latest BIOS
version. If problem
persists, replace the
motherboard
CPU configuration
activity is in progress
or a CPU failure was
detected. Replace the
processor
Memory subsystem
configuration activity is
in progress. Appropriate
memory modules were
detected but a memory
failure has occurred.
If customer can assist
to troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue with
reseating memory and
swapping a known good
memory if available.
If nothing works,
replace the memory.
PCIe device
configuration activity
is in progress or
PCIe device failure was
detected.
If customer can assist
to troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue by
reseating PCIe card and
removing one by one to
determine which card
failed.
If identified the PCIe
card failed, replace the
PCIe Card.
If none of the PCIe
Cards failed, replace
the motherboard.