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Getting Started
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Interpreting Diagnostic Lights and Audible
Codes
This section covers the front panel LED codes as well as the
audible codes that may occur before or during POST that do not
necessarily have an error code or text message associated with
them.
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If you see flashing LEDs on a PS/2 keyboard, look for flashing
LEDs on the front panel of the computer and refer to the
following table to determine the front panel LED codes.
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Recommended actions in the following table are listed in the
order in which they should be performed.
Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes
Activity Beeps
Possible
Cause
Recommended
Action
Green Power LED
On.
None Computer on. None
Green Power LED
flashes every two
seconds.
None Computer in
Suspend to RAM
mode (only on
some models) or
normal Suspend
mode.
None required. Press any
key or move the mouse to
wake the computer.