Table 28. System-board-assembly LEDs (continued)
LED
Description
Action
4.  If the problem still remains, contact Lenovo 
Support.
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 the 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  DIMM error LEDs 
(Amber)
LED on: an error has occurred to 
the DIMM the LED represents.
For more information, see 
“Memory problems” on page 
501
.
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 530. LEDs on the firmware and RoT security module
1  AP0 LED (Green) 2  AP1 LED (Green) 3  Fatal Error LED (Amber)
Table 29.  LEDs description
Scenario
AP0 
LED
AP1 
LED 
Fatal 
Error 
LED
FPGA 
heartbeat 
LED
note
XCC 
heartbeat 
LED
note
Actions
RoT security 
module fatal 
firmware failure
Off Off On N/A N/A Replace the firmware and RoT 
security module.
Blink
N/A On N/A N/A Replace the firmware and RoT 
security module.
Blink
N/A On On N/A Replace the firmware and RoT 
security module.
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