Diagnostic Indicators On The Front Panel - Dell E31S Series Owner's Manual

Item Indicator, button, or
connector
10 Power supply unit (PSU1)
11 Power supply unit (PSU2)

Diagnostic indicators on the front panel

NOTE: The diagnostic indicators are not present if the system is equipped with an LCD display.
NOTE: No diagnostic indicators are lit when the system is turned off. To start the system, plug it into a working power
source and press the power button.
Table 3. Diagnostic indicators
Icon Description
Health indicator
Hard drive
indicator
Electrical indicator The indicator flashes amber if the
Temperature
indicator
Memory indicator
Related reference
Getting help
Icon
Condition
The indicator turns solid blue if the
system is in good health.
The indicator flashes amber:
• When the system is turned on.
• When the system is in standby.
• If any error condition exists. For
example, a failed fan, PSU, or a
hard drive.
The indicator flashes amber if there is
a hard drive error.
system experiences an electrical error
(for example, voltage out of range, or
a failed power supply unit (PSU) or
voltage regulator).
The indicator flashes amber if the
system experiences a thermal error
(for example, the ambient
temperature is out of range or fan
failure).
The indicator flashes amber if a
memory error occurs.
Description
• Two 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps SFP+/10 GbE T connectors
AC 750 W
AC 750 W
Corrective action
None required.
Check the System Event Log or system messages for
the specific issue. For more information about error
messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages
Reference Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals >
OpenManage software.
The POST process is interrupted without any video
output due to invalid memory configurations. See the
Getting help section.
Check the System Event Log to determine the hard drive
that has an error. Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics
test. Restart the system and run embedded diagnostics
(ePSA). If the hard drives are configured in a RAID array,
restart the system and enter the host adapter
configuration utility program.
Check the System Event Log or system messages for
the specific issue. If it is due to a problem with the PSU,
check the LED on the PSU. Reseat the PSU. If the
problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Ensure that none of the following conditions exist:
• A cooling fan has been removed or has failed.
• System cover, cooling shroud, EMI filler panel,
memory module blank, or back filler bracket is
removed.
• Ambient temperature is too high.
• External airflow is obstructed.
See the Getting help section.
Check the system event log or system messages for the
location of the failed memory. Reseat the memory
module. If the problem persists, see the Getting help
section.
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