Dell Latitude E7450 Dell Owners Manual - Page 49

Device Status Lights, Battery Status Lights, Storage LED, Power LED, Wireless LED, Fault Description

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Device Status Lights Table 14. Device Status Lights Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode. Turns on when the computer reads or writes data. Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status. Turns on when wireless networking is enabled. The device status LEDs are usually located either on the top or left side of the keyboard. They display the storage, battery and wireless devices connectivity and activity. Apart from that they can be useful as a diagnostic tool when there's a possible failure to the system. The following table lists how to read the LED codes when possible errors occur. Table 15. LED Lights Storage LED Power LED Blinking Solid Solid Blinking Blinking Blinking Blinking Blinking Blinking Blinking Blinking Off Solid Blinking Blinking Solid Off Blinking Off Blinking Wireless LED Solid Solid Blinking Solid Off Blinking Blinking Blinking Blinking Off Fault Description A possible processor failure has occurred. The memory modules are detected but encountered an error. A system board failure has occurred. A possible graphics card/video failure has occurred. System failed on hard drive initialization OR System failed in Option ROM initialization. The USB controller encountered a problem during initialization. No memory modules are installed/detected. The display encountered a problem during initialization. The modem is preventing the system from completing POST Memory failed to initialize or memory is unsupported. Battery Status Lights If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as follows: 49

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Device Status Lights
Table 14. Device Status Lights
Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power
management mode.
Turns on when the computer reads or writes data.
Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status.
Turns on when wireless networking is enabled.
The device status LEDs are usually located either on the top or left side of the keyboard. They display the
storage, battery and wireless devices connectivity and activity. Apart from that they can be useful as a
diagnostic tool when there's a possible failure to the system.
The following table lists how to read the LED codes when possible errors occur.
Table 15. LED Lights
Storage LED
Power LED
Wireless LED
Fault Description
Blinking
Solid
Solid
A possible processor failure has occurred.
Solid
Blinking
Solid
The memory modules are detected but encountered
an error.
Blinking
Blinking
Blinking
A system board failure has occurred.
Blinking
Blinking
Solid
A possible graphics card/video failure has occurred.
Blinking
Blinking
Off
System failed on hard drive initialization OR System
failed in Option ROM initialization.
Blinking
Off
Blinking
The USB controller encountered a problem during
initialization.
Solid
Blinking
Blinking
No memory modules are installed/detected.
Blinking
Solid
Blinking
The display encountered a problem during
initialization.
Off
Blinking
Blinking
The modem is preventing the system from completing
POST
Off
Blinking
Off
Memory failed to initialize or memory is unsupported.
Battery Status Lights
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as follows:
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