Dell Precision 470 User Manual

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Tools to Help Solve Problems: Dell Precision Workstation 470 and 670 Computers User's Guide

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A possible system board

failure has occurred.

Contact Dell

for technical assistance.

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A processor and/or VRM

mismatch exists.

Perform the procedure in "

Processor Problems

."

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A possible VRM 0 failure

has occurred.

Contact Dell

for technical assistance.

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A possible VRM 1 failure

has occurred.

Perform the procedure in "

Processor Problems

."

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green

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A possible VRM 0 and VRM

1 failure has occurred.

Contact Dell

for technical assistance.

Diagnostic Light Codes During POST

Light Pattern

Problem Description

Suggested Resolution

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A possible processor

failure has occurred.

Reinstall the processor and restart the computer.

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Memory modules are

detected, but a memory

failure has occurred.

1. Reseat the memory modules to ensure that your computer is

successfully communicating with the memory.

2. Restart the computer.

3. If the problem still exists, remove all the memory modules and

install one memory module in memory module connector 1

(DIMM_1).

4. Restart the computer.

The following message appears: Alert! Operating in Debug
Mode. Please Populate Memory in Pairs for Normal
Operation

.

5. Press <F1> to boot to the operating system.

6. Run the

Dell Diagnostics

.

7. If the memory module passes, shut down the computer,

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