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December 17th, 2012 14:00
Flashing light on the front panel restart button
I have a Dell heOptiplex GX620. I was on line and the PC lost its connection so I shut down the PC and reboot the modem. Now ther is just a flashing light at the front panel reboot button. I have unplugged the PC waited 5 minutes put the plug bak in and have the same situation,
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DELL-Allan D
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December 17th, 2012 20:00
Hello Lowroller,
The GX620 includes a variable-state power button LED. This LED can display five different codes or states. The code displayed by the LED can provide a wealth of information about the state of the system. Each of these states is shown in the table below.
Off
Blinking Amber
Solid Amber
Solid Green
Blinking Green
The Five States of the Start-Up Process:
1. OFF - Off: The computer is not getting power.
2. Blinking Amber - Power: The system power supply receives power from the power source and distributes this power to the internal components.
3. Solid Amber - Pre-POST: The system gets power and can distribute it to its internal components but cannot process data.
4. Solid Green - POST: The computer processes a series of instructions that check, test, and initialize system components. These tests are commonly known as the POST tests.
5. Blinking Green - Boot: When a computer successfully completes the POST routines, the BIOS attempts to release control of the system to a defined boot device and installed operating system. When this is successful, the system begins the boot stage.
To understand the issue and assist you further, please help me understand whether the power button is blinking amber or blinking green, so that I can assist you further with the correct resolution.
Please write back, would be glad to assist you further.