Dell Alienware 15 R4 - Diagnostics

8 If there are any issues, error codes are displayed.
Note the error code and validation number and contact Dell.
Diagnostics
Power and battery-status light: Indicates the power and battery-charge status.
Solid amber – Computer is running on battery and the battery has less than 10
percent charge.
User-dened color (AC mode) – Power adapter is connected and the battery is
fully charged.
User-dened color (Battery mode) – Computer is running on battery and the
battery has more than 10 percent charge.
User-dened color (Breath) – Computer is in sleep state.
O – Computer is in hibernation, or turned o.
The power and battery-status light blinks red and blue along with beep codes
indicating failures.
For example, the power and battery-status light blinks red two times followed by a
pause, and then blinks blue three times followed by a pause. This 2,3 pattern
continues until the computer is turned o indicating no memory or RAM is
detected.
The following table shows dierent light patterns and what they indicate.
Table 14. Diagnostics
Light Pattern Problem description
2,1 CPU failure
2,2 System board: BIOS and ROM failure
2,3 No memory or RAM detected
2,4 Memory or RAM failure
2,5 Invalid memory installed
2,6 System board or chipset error
2,7 LCD failure
3,1 CMOS battery failure
3,2 PCI/video card failure
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