System Lights - Dell Precision 650 Setup And Quick Reference Manual

Power Light Hard-Drive
Light
Solid green N/A
Blinking green Blank
Blinks green N/A
several times and
then turns off
Solid yellow N/A
Blinking yellow Blank
Blinking yellow Solid green
Solid green and a N/A
beep code during
POST
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Setup and Quick Re ference Guide

System Lights

The lights on the front of the computer can indicate a computer problem.
Cause
Power is on, and the computer is
operating normally.
The computer is in the suspended
state (Windows 2000 and
Windows XP).
A configuration error exists.
The Dell Diagnostics is running a
test, or a device on the system board
may be faulty or incorrectly
installed.
A power supply or system board
failure has occurred.
A system board or VRM failure has
occurred.
A problem was detected while the
BIOS was executing.
Corrective Action
No corrective action is required.
Press the power button, move the
mouse, or press a key on the
keyboard to wake the computer. See
"Power Management" in the User's
Guide for more information.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if
the specific problem is identified.
See the User's Guide for more
information.
If the Dell Diagnostics is running,
allow the testing to complete.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if
the specific problem is identified.
Also, see "System Board Problems"
in the User's Guide.
If the computer does not boot,
contact Dell for technical
assistance.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if
the specific problem is identified.
See "Power Problems" and "System
Board Problems" in the User's
Guide.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if
the specific problem is identified.
Also, see "System Board Problems"
in the User's Guide.
See "Beep Codes" on page 35 for
instructions on diagnosing the beep
code. Also, check the diagnostic
lights to see if the specific problem
is identified.