System Status Indicators - Dell PowerEdge 2600 Service Manual

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Indicators, Codes, and Messages
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2600 Systems Service Manual
System-Status Indicators
Front-Panel Indicators and Features
Back-Panel Indicators and Features
Power Indicator Codes
Hard-Drive Indicator Codes
NIC Indicator Codes
ERA/O Ethernet Connector Indicator Codes
Applications, operating systems, and the system itself are capable of identifying problems and alerting you to them. When a problem occurs, a message may
appear on the monitor, or a beep code may sound.
A variety of indicators, codes, and messages can alert you when the system is not functioning properly:
System-status indicators
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Front-panel indicators and features
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Back-panel indicators and features
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Power indicator codes
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Hard-drive indicator codes
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NIC indicator codes
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ERA/O Ethernet connector indicator codes
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Cooling fan indicator codes
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System beep codes
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System messages
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Warning messages
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Diagnostics messages
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Alert messages
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System board LED codes
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The system indicators and features are illustrated in
causes and actions you can take to resolve any problems indicated by a message. To determine what type of message you have received, read the following
subsections.
System-Status Indicators
The system has indictors that can represent system status. When the bezel is installed, the bezel system-status indicator (see Figure 3-1) signifies when the
system is operating properly or when the system needs attention. A caution code signifies a problem with microprocessors, power supply, system or power-
supply fans, system temperature, hard drives, system memory, expansion cards, or the integrated SCSI controller. When the bezel is off, the system status
indicators on the system (see Figure 3-2) assumes the same functions as the bezel system status indicator.
Table 3-1 lists the system's status indicator codes.
Figure 3-1. System-Status Indicators
Table 3-1. System-Status Indicator Codes
Cooling Fan Indicator Codes
System Beep Codes
System Messages
Warning Messages
Diagnostics Messages
Alert Messages
System Board LED Codes
Figure 3-1 through Figure 3-6. This section also describes each type of message, and lists the possible