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Power-status light: Indicates the power status.
Breathe—Computer is in sleep state.
Off—Computer is in hibernation or turned off.
The power-status light blinks amber along with beep codes indicating failures.
For example, the power light blinks red two times followed by a pause, and then blinks blue three times followed by a pause. This 2,3 pattern continues until the computer is turned off indicating no memory or RAM is detected.
The following table shows different power light patterns and associated problems.
Diagnostic light codes | Problem description |
---|---|
2,1 | Processor failure |
2,2 | System board: BIOS or ROM (Read-Only Memory) failure |
2,3 | No memory or RAM (Random-Access Memory) detected |
2,4 | Memory or RAM (Random-Access Memory) failure |
2,5 | Invalid memory installed |
2,6 | System-board or chipset error |
2,7 | Display failure |
3,1 | Coin-cell battery failure |
3,2 | PCI, video card/chip failure |
3,3 | Recovery image not found |
3,4 | Recovery image found but invalid |
3,5 | Power-rail failure |
3,6 | System BIOS Flash incomplete |
3,7 | Management Engine (ME) error |
Camera status light: Indicates whether the camera is in use.
Caps Lock status light: Indicates whether Caps Lock is enabled or disabled.