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System lights – Dell OptiPlex 740 User Manual

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Quick Reference Guide

4 When the tests are completed, if you are running the Dell Diagnostics

from the Drivers and Utilities media (optional), remove the CD or DVD.

5 Close the test screen to return to the Main Menu screen. To exit the Dell

Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen.

System Lights

Your power light may indicate a computer problem.

Configuration

Displays your hardware configuration for the selected device.

The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for all
devices from system setup, memory, and various internal tests,
and it displays the information in the device list in the left pane
of the screen. The device list may not display the names of all the
components installed on your computer or all devices attached to
your computer.

Parameters

You can customize the test by changing the test settings.

Power Light

Problem Description

Suggested Resolution

Solid green

Power is on, and the
computer is operating
normally.

No corrective action is required.

Blinking green

The computer is in a
power-saving mode.

Press the power button, move the
mouse, or press a key on the
keyboard to wake the computer.

Blinks green
several times and
then turns off

A configuration error exists. See "Diagnostic Lights" on page 55

to see if the specific problem is
identified.

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