Table 25. Diagnostic power LED codes (continued)
State
State Name
Blinking Amber
Pattern
Problem Description
Suggested
Resolution
If customer can assist
to troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue by
removing one by
one the memory
on motherboard to
determine which one
failed. Also, combining
the configuration to
validate appropriate
combination.
If identified the
component failed,
replace the component.
If none of
the component
failed, replace the
motherboard.
S9
MBF
3 blinks > short pause >
6 blinks > long pause >
repeats
System board failure
Fatal system board
failure detected.
If customer can assist
to troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue by
removing one by
one the component
on motherboard to
determine which one
failed.
If identified any of
the component failed,
replace the component.
If none of
the component
failed, replace the
motherboard.
S10
MEM
3 blinks > short pause >
7 blinks > long pause >
repeats
Possible memory failure Memory subsystem
configuration activity is
in progress. Memory
modules have been
detected but appear to
be incompatible or in an
invalid configuration.
If customer can assist
to troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue by
removing one by
one the memory
on motherboard to
determine which one
failed.
If identified the memory
failed, replace the
memory.
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