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Ifanerroroccurs,viewtheserverLEDsinthefollowingorder:
1.Checkthecontrol-panelassemblyonthefrontoftheserver.Ifthesystem-errorLEDislit,itindicates
thatanerrorhasoccurred.
2.CheckthefrontandrearoftheservertodeterminewhetheranycomponentLEDsarelit.
3.RemovetheservercoverandlookinsidetheserverforlitLEDs.Certaincomponentsinsidetheserver
haveLEDsthatwillbelittoindicatethelocationofaproblem.Forexample,aDIMMerrorwilllightthe
LEDnexttothefailingDIMMonthesystemboard.
4.Lookatthesystemservicelabelinsidethecoveroftheserver,whichgivesanoverviewofinternal
components.Thisinformationcanoftenprovideenoughinformationtocorrecttheerror.
ThefollowingtabledescribestheLEDsonthesystemboardandsuggestedactionstocorrectthedetected
problems.
•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby'(Trainedtechnicianonly)',thatstepmustbeperformedonlybyaTrained
technician.
•GototheLenovosupportwebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttocheckfortechnicalinformation,
hints,tips,andnewdevicedriversortosubmitarequestforinformation.
Table12.ThesuggestedactionstocorrectthedetectedproblemforeachLEDlight
LEDDescriptionAction
BatteryerrorLED
Abatteryhasfailedorisincorrectly
installed.
1.Removethecoinbattery.
2.Reseatthebattery.
3.Replacethefollowingcomponentsone
atatime,intheordershown,restarting
theservereachtime:
a.Battery.
b.(Trainedtechnicianonly)System
board.
DIMMerrorLEDs
AmemoryDIMMhasfailedorisincorrectly
installed.
1.RemovetheDIMMthathastheliterror
LED.
2.ReseattheDIMM.
3.Replacethefollowingcomponentsone
atatime,intheordershown,restarting
theservereachtime:
a.DIMM.
b.(Trainedtechnicianonly)System
board.
Fan1to5errorLEDs
Afanhasfailedorisincorrectlyinstalled.1.Removethefanthathastheliterror
LED.
2.Reseatthefan.
3.Replacethefollowingcomponentsone
atatime,intheordershown,restarting
theservereachtime:
a.Fan.
b.(Trainedtechnicianonly)System
board.
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