System Lights - Dell Precision Workstation 470 Guide De Référence Rapide

System Lights

These lights on the front of the computer can indicate a computer problem.
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
Solid green power N/A
light and no beep
code and no video
during POST
Solid green power N/A
light and no beep
code but the
computer locks
up during POST
Cause
Power is on, and the computer is
operating normally.
The computer is in the suspended
state (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.
The monitor or the graphics card
may be faulty or incorrectly
installed.
An integrated system board device
may be faulty.
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.
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" in the User's Guide.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if
the specific problem is identified.
See "Beep Codes" on page 28 for
instructions on diagnosing the beep
code. Also, check the diagnostic lights
to see if the specific problem
is identified.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if
the specific problem is identified. Also,
see "Video Problems" in the
User's Guide.
Check the diagnostic lights to see if
the specific problem is identified. If
the problem is not identified, contact
Dell for technical assistance.
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