Owners Manual
Table 23. Diagnostic Indicator table (continued)
Power Light: Amber-White
Blinking
Amber/White Blinking
Pattern
Problem Description Suggested Resolution
2-5 2 amber blinks followed by a
short pause, 5 white blinks,
long pause, then repeats
Invalid memory installed
● Memory subsystem
configuration activity is in
progress. Memory modules
have been detected but
appear to be incompatible
or in an invalid
configuration.
● If customer can assist to
troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue by
removing one by one the
memory on motherboard
to determine which one
failed.
● Contact Tech Support.
2-6 2 amber blinks followed by a
short pause, 6 white blinks,
long pause, then repeats
Motherboard: Chipset
● Fatal system board failure
detected.
● If customer can assist to
troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue by
removing one by one the
component on
motherboard to determine
which one failed.
● If you identified any of the
components failed, replace
the Component.
● Contact Tech Support.
3-1 3 amber blinks followed by a
short pause, 1 white blink,
long pause, then repeats
RTC failure
● Replace coin cell
3-2 3 amber blinks followed by a
short pause, 2 white blinks,
long pause, then repeats
PCI Device or Video
● PCI device configuration
activity is in progress or
PCI device failure was
detected.
● If you can assist to
troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue by
reseating PCI card and
removing one by one to
determine which card
failed.
● Contact Tech Support.
3-3 3 amber blinks followed by a
short pause, 3 white blinks,
long pause, then repeats
BIOS Recovery 1
● System is in Recovery
Mode.
● Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists,
contact Tech Support
3-4 3 amber blinks followed by a
short pause, 4 white blinks,
long pause, then repeats
BIOS Recovery 2
● System is in Recovery
Mode.
● Flash latest BIOS version.
If problem persists,
contact Tech Support
130 Troubleshooting