Dell PowerEdge : System LED Status Light indicators on legacy servers (10th and 11th generation)

Some PowerEdge servers are not delivered with a full LCD panel, these servers will have a quad-pack LED indicator. These consists of four LED lights, numbered 1 through 4, or A through D. The lights will light up in different sequences to show you the status of the system. Below you will find lists of what these indicators mean for the different systems.

Many of these errors can also be prevented by ensuring your firmware levels are up to date.

 

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11G Servers

   - T110, T110 II, R210, R210 II, R310, T310, R410, T410, R415, R510, R515

10G Servers

   - T100, T105
   - R200

11G Systems: T110, T110 II, R210, R210 II, R310, T310, R410, T410, R415, R510, R515

Code	Cause	Corrective Action
	The computer is in a normal off condition or a possible pre-BIOS failure has occurred	Plug the computer into a working electrical outlet and press the power button.
	The diagnostic lights are not lit after the system successfully boots to the operating system.
	The system is in a normal operating condition after POST.	Information only.
	BIOS checksum failure detected; system is in recovery mode.
	Possible processor failure	Troubleshoot the Microprocessors.
	Memory subsystem configuration in progress. Memory modules detected but a memory failure has occurred.	Troubleshoot system memory
	PCI device configuration in progress or PCI device failure.	Troubleshoot the expansion cards
	Video subsystem configuration activity in progress or video subsystem failure
	Storage device configuration in progress or storage subsystem failure.	Ensure that the optical drive and hard drive are properly connected.
	USB subsystem configuration activity in progress or USB subsystem failure.	Troubleshoot attached USB devices
	Memory subsystem configuration activity is in progress. No memory modules were detected.	Troubleshoot system memory
	Fatal system board failure detected.
	Memory subsystem configuration activity is in progress. Memory modules have been detected but appear to be incompatible or in an invalid configuration.	Troubleshoot system memory
	Possible system board resource and/or system board hardware failure.
	Possible system resource configuration error.
	Indicates routine system activity subsequent to video initialization.	Look for an error message on screen

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10G Systems: T100, T105

Code	Cause	Corrective Action
	The computer is in a normal off condition or a possible pre-BIOS failure has occurred.	Plug the computer into a working electrical outlet and press the power button.
	The system is in a normal operating condition after POST.	Information only.
	BIOS checksum failure detected; system is in recovery mode.
	Possible processor failure.	Troubleshoot the Microprocessors.
	Memory failure.	Troubleshoot system memory
	Possible expansion card failure.	Troubleshoot the expansion cards
	Possible video failure.
	Hard drive failure.	Ensure that the optical drive and hard drive are properly connected.
	Possible USB failure.	Troubleshoot attached USB devices
	No memory modules detected.	Troubleshoot system memory
	System board failure.
	Memory configuration error.	Troubleshoot system memory
	Possible system board resource and/or system board hardware failure.
	Possible system resource configuration error.
	Other failure.	Look for an error message on screen

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10G Systems: R200

Code	Cause	Corrective action
	No power is supplied to the system.	Plug the computer into a working electrical outlet and press the power button.
	Reserved for future use.
	BIOS checksum failure was detected and the system is now in recovery mode.
	CPU configuration activity is in progress or a CPU failure was detected.	Troubleshoot the Microprocessors.
	Memory subsystem configuration activity is in progress. Appropriate memory modules were detected but a memory failure has occurred.	Troubleshoot system memory
	PCI device configuration activity is in progress or PCI device failure was detected.	Troubleshoot the expansion cards
	Video subsystem configuration activity in progress or video subsystem failure.
	Storage device configuration in progress or storage subsystem failure.	Ensure that the optical drive and hard drive are properly connected.
	USB subsystem configuration activity in progress or USB subsystem failure.	Troubleshoot attached USB devices
	Memory was not detected.	Troubleshoot system memory
	Fatal system board failure detected.
	Memory configuration or compatibility error.	Troubleshoot system memory
	Indicates routine system activity preceding video initialization.
	System resource configuration in progress.
	Reserved for future use.
	Indicates routine system activity subsequent to video initialization.
	Indicates End of POST process. LEDs remain in this pattern after POST until system is switched off or reset.

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