Dell Vostro 15 7580 Vostro 15-7580 Owners Manual - Page 102

Battery status lights, Dell Docking Solution

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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 Notebooks, battery codes for Low Battery or Battery Failure situations will not be displayed when Diagnostic Error Codes are being displayed: Table 36. LED pattern Blinking pattern Problem Description Amber White 2 1 processor 2 2 system board, BIOS ROM 2 3 memory 2 4 memory 2 5 memory 2 6 system board; chipset 2 7 display 3 1 RTC power failure 3 2 PCI/Video 3 3 BIOS recovery 1 3 4 BIOS recovery 2 Battery status lights Suggested Resolution processor failure system board, covers BIOS corruption or ROM error no memory/no RAM detected memory failure/RAM failure invalid memory installed system board/ chipset error display failure coin-cell battery failure PCI/Video card/chip failure recovery image nor found recovery image found but invalid If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as follows: Alternately blinking amber light and white light An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop. Re-plug battery connector, replace battery if the issue reoccurs. Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. Re-plug battery connector, replace battery if the issue reoccurs. Constantly blinking Fatal battery failure with AC adapter present. Fetal battery, replace the battery. amber light Light off Battery in full charge mode with AC adapter present. White light on Battery in charge mode with AC adapter present. Dell Docking Solution Thunderbolt 3 Type-C port does not support certain docking systems features The Vostro 15-7580 system do not support all of the Dell Docking solution features of the Dell Thunderbolt Dock TB16, Dell Dock WD15, Dell Universal Dock D6000, as well as third-party docking solutions features. 102 Troubleshooting

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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 Notebooks, battery codes for Low Battery or Battery Failure situations will not be displayed when Diagnostic
Error Codes are being displayed:
Table 36. LED pattern
Blinking pattern
Problem Description
Suggested Resolution
Amber
White
2
1
processor
processor failure
2
2
system board, BIOS ROM
system board, covers BIOS corruption or ROM error
2
3
memory
no memory/no RAM detected
2
4
memory
memory failure/RAM failure
2
5
memory
invalid memory installed
2
6
system board; chipset
system board/ chipset error
2
7
display
display failure
3
1
RTC power failure
coin-cell battery failure
3
2
PCI/Video
PCI/Video card/chip failure
3
3
BIOS recovery 1
recovery image nor found
3
4
BIOS recovery 2
recovery image found but invalid
Battery status lights
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as follows:
Alternately blinking
amber light and
white light
An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop. Re-plug battery connector,
replace battery if the issue reoccurs.
Alternately blinking
amber light with
steady white light
Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. Re-plug battery connector, replace battery if the issue
reoccurs.
Constantly blinking
amber light
Fatal battery failure with AC adapter present. Fetal battery, replace the battery.
Light
off
Battery in full charge mode with AC adapter present.
White light on
Battery in charge mode with AC adapter present.
Dell Docking Solution
Thunderbolt 3 Type-C port does not support certain docking
systems features
The Vostro 15-7580 system do not support all of the Dell Docking solution features of the Dell Thunderbolt Dock TB16, Dell Dock WD15,
Dell Universal Dock D6000, as well as third-party docking solutions features.
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Troubleshooting