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Table 21. Diagnostic LED codes and Beep Codes LED # of Flashes / Beep Problem description codes 2,1 Faulty system board 2,2 Faulty system board, power supply unit (PSU), or cabling 2,3 Faulty system board, CPU, or DIMMS 2,4 Faulty coin cell battery 2,5 BIOS Recovery 2,6 CPU 2,7 Memory 3,3 Memory 3,5 Memory 3,6 BIOS Recovery 3,7 BIOS Recovery Faults Faulty system board Faulty system board, power supply unit (PSU), or cabling Faulty system board, power supply unit (PSU), or DIMMS Faulty coin cell battery AutoRecovery trigger, recovery image is not found or is invalid CPU Error Memory SPD failure No memory detected Modules incompatible or invalid configuration On-demand trigger, recovery image is not found On-demand trigger, recovery image is invalid The system may emit a series of beeps during start-up if the errors or problems cannot be displayed. The repetitive beep codes help the user troubleshoot problems with the system. Diagnostic error messages Table 22. Diagnostic error messages Error messages AUXILIARY DEVICE FAILURE BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME CACHE DISABLED DUE TO FAILURE CD DRIVE CONTROLLER FAILURE DATA ERROR DECREASING AVAILABLE MEMORY DISK C: FAILED INITIALIZATION DRIVE NOT READY ERROR READING PCMCIA CARD EXTENDED MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED Description The touchpad or external mouse may be faulty. For an external mouse, check the cable connection. Enable the Pointing Device option in the System Setup program. Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in the proper place, and used the correct path name. The primary cache internal to the microprocessor has failed. Contact Dell The optical drive does not respond to commands from the computer. The hard drive cannot read the data. One or more memory modules may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules or, if necessary, replace them. The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in Dell Diagnostics. The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can continue. Install a hard drive in the hard drive bay. The computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert the card or try another card. The amount of memory recorded in non-volatile memory (NVRAM) does not match the memory module installed in the computer. Restart the computer. If the error appears again, Contact Dell System diagnostics and indicator codes 17

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Table 21. Diagnostic LED codes and Beep Codes
LED # of Flashes / Beep
codes
Problem description
Faults
2,1
Faulty system board
Faulty system board
2,2
Faulty system board, power supply unit
(PSU), or cabling
Faulty system board, power supply unit (PSU), or cabling
2,3
Faulty system board, CPU, or DIMMS
Faulty system board, power supply unit (PSU), or DIMMS
2,4
Faulty coin cell battery
Faulty coin cell battery
2,5
BIOS Recovery
AutoRecovery trigger, recovery image is not found or is
invalid
2,6
CPU
CPU Error
2,7
Memory
Memory SPD failure
3,3
Memory
No memory detected
3,5
Memory
Modules incompatible or invalid configuration
3,6
BIOS Recovery
On-demand trigger, recovery image is not found
3,7
BIOS Recovery
On-demand trigger, recovery image is invalid
The system may emit a series of beeps during start-up if the errors or problems cannot be displayed. The repetitive beep codes help the
user troubleshoot problems with the system.
Diagnostic error messages
Table 22. Diagnostic error messages
Error messages
Description
AUXILIARY DEVICE FAILURE
The touchpad or external mouse may be faulty. For an external
mouse, check the cable connection. Enable the
Pointing Device
option in the System Setup program.
BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME
Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in
the proper place, and used the correct path name.
CACHE DISABLED DUE TO FAILURE
The primary cache internal to the microprocessor has failed.
Contact Dell
CD DRIVE CONTROLLER FAILURE
The optical drive does not respond to commands from the
computer.
DATA ERROR
The hard drive cannot read the data.
DECREASING AVAILABLE MEMORY
One or more memory modules may be faulty or improperly seated.
Reinstall the memory modules or, if necessary, replace them.
DISK C: FAILED INITIALIZATION
The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in
Dell
Diagnostics
.
DRIVE NOT READY
The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can
continue. Install a hard drive in the hard drive bay.
ERROR READING PCMCIA CARD
The computer cannot identify the ExpressCard. Reinsert the card
or try another card.
EXTENDED MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED
The amount of memory recorded in non-volatile memory (NVRAM)
does not match the memory module installed in the computer.
Restart the computer. If the error appears again,
Contact Dell
System diagnostics and indicator codes
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