Troubleshooting, Diagnostic lights, Diagnostic light codes during post – Dell Latitude D630 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Lights

CAUTION:

Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the

safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

Your computer has three keyboard status lights located above the keyboard.

During normal operation, the keyboard status lights display the current status

(on or off) of the Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock features. If the

computer starts without error, the lights flash, and then turn off. If the

computer malfunctions, however, you can use the status of the lights to help

identify the problem.

NOTE:

After the computer completes POST, the Num Lock light may remain on,

depending on your BIOS settings. For more information on using the system setup

program, see "System Setup Program" on page 135.

Diagnostic Light Codes During POST

To troubleshoot a problem with your computer, read the sequence of the

keyboard status lights in order from left to right (Num Lock, Caps Lock, and

then Scroll Lock). If the computer malfunctions the individual lights display a

status of either On ,

Off ,

or

Flashing .

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