Hello,

I have this Dell server that refuses to power on when the power button is pressed. The iDrac is disabled so there is no other means to power on.

When the server is plugged, Only fan 4 on the server proceeds to spin. The only lights that turn on and are flashing are the "J_CTRL_PNL"(See picture below). I assume this all normal and is idling since it waiting for the unit to power on.

Does anybody know what the light flashing on and off mean ?

the two lights indicated in the arrows are flashing on and off.

 

Fixes i have tried so far with no luck:

• Tried swapping the control panel
• stripped it down to 1 CPU and 1 memory dim in location A1
• Swapped power supplies
• re seated everything

 

any advice appreciated,

Thank you!