Table 25. Diagnostic power LED codes (continued)
State State Name Blinking Amber
Pattern
Problem Description Suggested
Resolution
S5 VID
3 blinks > short pause >
2 blinks > long pause >
repeats
Video Subsystem failure
Video subsystem
configuration activity
in progress or video
subsystem failure.
If customer can assist
to troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue by
removing one by one to
determine which card
failed.
If identified the card
failed, replace the card.
If none of the card
failed, replace the
motherboard.
S6 STO
3 blinks > short pause >
3 blinks > long pause >
repeats
No Memory detected
If customer can assist
to troubleshoot, narrow
down the issue by
removing one by one
memory to determine
which one failed
and swapping to a
known good memory if
available to confirm.
If identified the memory
failed, replace the
memory.
If none of the memory
failed, replace the
motherboard.
S7 USB
3 blinks > short pause >
4 blinks > long pause >
repeats
Storage Subsystem
failure
Possible storage
device configuration in
progress or storage
subsystem failure.
If customer can
assist to troubleshoot,
narrow down the
issue by removing
one by one storages
on motherboard to
determine which one
failed.
If identified the storage
failed, replace the
storage.
If identified the storage
failed, replace the
storage.
S8 MEM
3 blinks > short pause >
5 blinks > long pause >
repeats
Memory configuration
or incompatible error
Memory subsystem
configuration activity is
in progress. No memory
modules were detected.
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