Table 34. System-board-assembly LEDs (continued)
LED
Description
Action
5  FPGA heartbeat 
LED (green)
The FPGA heartbeat LED helps 
you identify the FPGA status. 
•  Blinking (about one flash per 
second): FPGA is working 
normally.
•  On or off: FPGA is not 
working.
If FPGA heartbeat LED is always off or always on, do the 
following:
1.  Replace the processor board.
2.  If the problem remains, contact Lenovo Support.
6  System status 
LED (green)
The system status LED indicates 
the working status of the system.  
•  Fast blinking (about four 
flashes per second): Power 
fault or is waiting for XCC 
power permission ready.
•  Slow blinking (about one flash 
per second): Power off and is 
ready to be powered on 
(standby state).
•  ON: Power on
•  If the system status LED is blinking fast over 5 minutes 
and cannot power on, check the XCC heartbeat LED 
and follow the 
actions for the XCC heartbeat LED.
•  If the system status LED remains off or is blinking fast 
(about four flashes per second) and the system error 
LED on the front panel is on (yellow), the system is in a 
power fault status. Do the following: 
1.  Re-plug the power cord.
2.  Remove installed adapters/devices, one at a time, 
until you reach the minimal configuration for 
debugging.
3.  (Trained technician only) If the problem remains, 
capture FFDC log, and replace the processor 
board.
4.  If the problem still remains, contact Lenovo 
Support.
7  DIMM error LEDs 
(Amber)
LED on: an error has occurred to 
the DIMM the LED represents. 
For more information, see 
“Memory problems” on page 
481
.
LEDs on the Firmware and RoT Security Module
The following illustrations show the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the ThinkSystem V3 Firmware and Root 
of Trust Security Module (firmware and RoT security module). 
Figure 479. LEDs on the firmware and RoT security module
1  AP0 LED (Green) 2  AP1 LED (Green) 3  Fatal Error LED (Amber)
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