Instead of beep codes, errors are indicated via the bicolor Battery Charge/Status LED. A specific blink pattern is followed by flashing a pattern of flashes in amber, followed by white. The pattern then repeats.
The diagnostic pattern will consist of a two-digit number being represented by a first group of LED blinks (1 through 9) in amber, followed by a 1.5 second pause with the LED off, and then a second group of LED blinks (1 through 9) in white. This is then followed by a three second pause, with the LED off, before repeating over again. Each LED blink takes 1.5 seconds.
The system will not shutdown when displaying the Diagnostic Error Codes.
Diagnostic Error Codes will always supersede any other use of the LED. For instance, on laptops, battery codes for Low Battery or Battery Failure situations will not be displayed when Diagnostic Error Codes are being displayed.
Table 1. Diagnostic LEDsDiagnostic LEDs
Blinking Pattern
Problem Description
Suggested Resolution
Amber
White
2
1
CPU failure
Replace the system board.
2
2
System board failure (included BIOS corruption or ROM error)
Flash latest BIOS version. If problem persists, replace the system board.
2
3
No memory/RAM detected
Confirm that the memory module is installed properly. If problem persists, replace the memory module.
2
4
Memory/RAM failure
Replace the memory module.
2
5
Invalid memory installed
Replace the memory module.
2
6
System board/Chipset error
Replace the system board.
2
7
LCD failure
Replace the LCD module.
2
8
LCD Power rail failure
Replace the system board.
3
1
CMOS battery failure
Replace the RTS battery.
3
2
PCI or Video card/chip failure
Replace the system board.
3
3
BIOS Recovery Image not found
Flash latest BIOS version. If problem persists, replace the system board.
3
4
BIOS Recovery Image found but invalid
Flash latest BIOS version. If problem persists, replace the system board.
For diagnostics pattern 2-amber, 8-white connect an external monitor to isolate between system board or graphics controller failure.
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