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That code means a bad battery. You'll need a replacement. https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=19380 Answer from ejn63 on dell.com

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A Reference Guide to the Dell OptiPlex Diagnostic Indicators | Dell US

Identify these models by their flat black front face and gray side panels and lids. NOTE: To see the contents of a section, click the heading to expand that section. ... This series had a block of four LEDs (A, B, C, and D) on the back of the chassis that lit up in green and amber.

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That code means a bad battery. You'll need a replacement. https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=19380

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The blinking pattern you’re observing on your Dell Inspiron 3558 (4 times amber followed by 1 time white) indicates a Battery Issue. Since your laptop is an older model, it’s possible that the battery has reached the end of its lifespan. Battery Replacement: You’ll need to replace the battery. You can find compatible replacement batteries for your Dell Inspiron 3558. Here’s a link to a replacement battery that you can consider. Battery Report Check: Create a battery report to check the status of your current battery. Open a Command Prompt window (search for 'cmd' in the Start menu). Type the following command and press Enter: powercfg /batteryreport This will generate a battery report. Locate the report file (usually saved in your user folder) and open it. Compare the Design Capacity value with the Full Charge Capacity value. For a healthy battery, these values should be nearly the same. Temporary fix/Workaround: Hard Reset Turn off the laptop. Disconnect the AC adapter and remove the battery or simply remove the base cover and disconnect the battery cable. Disconnect all devices such as USB drives, printers, webcams, and media cards (SD/xD). Press and hold the power button for 15 to 20 seconds to drain the residual power. Connect the AC adapter and battery. Turn on the computer.If you still need assistance, please contact support by clicking the ‘Get Help Now’ button located at the bottom right corner of the page. The button is marked with a help icon for easy recognition as per the picture below:

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there is a continues blinking lights at the power button of my PC dell optiplex7080 amber/white lights - Microsoft Q&A

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Hi @Alan Natividad

Thank you for reaching out through the Microsoft Q&A forum.

While we’d love to help, this forum is focused on Microsoft product support, and it looks like your issue is related to Dell hardware, specifically the blinking lights on your Dell OptiPlex 7080.

I understand this might not be what you were expecting, but I hope this resource helps. You might find this page from the Dell manual helpful, it covers diagnostic light codes and what they mean: Diagnostic LED behavior | Dell OptiPlex 7080 | Small Form Factor Service Manual (Page 62)

For more in-depth or hands-on help, I’d recommend bringing your device to the nearest authorized service center or reaching out to Dell Support directly. They’ll be able to give you the most accurate and professional assistance.

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March 21, 2024 -

Hey, fellow tech enthusiasts I am facing a black screen with no post and a combination of 4 white and 2 amber LED codes when opening my laptop. Laptop model is G15 Ryzen addition

Looking forward to your insights and suggestions. Thanks in advance for your tech wisdom!

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Memory or Read-Only Memory (ROM) failure If competent, take the memory out and try the following - if there are two DIMMS then try each one in each slot to see if there is any change, if just one DIMM the try both slots and also try no RAM installed and it should produce a 2,3 code. Manual at https://dl.dell.com/content/manual36483742-dell-g15-5515-service-manual.pdf?language=en-us and memory at P. 24 Remember to insert and remove at 45 degree angle. Good luck Got warranty?

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RAM issue, visually inspect it to see if any chip looks damaged on the sticks If no visible damages, install one at the time and see if anything changes If nothing happens after the test you might need new ram, if even with new ram fails, it’s a Motherboard issue

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I chenged the thermal paste on my notebook( is a vostro 14 3468 from dell) and when I tried to turn it on appears the battery led started to blink 4 amber and 1 white and not charging. I checked everything and didn't found nothing broken I also didn't find anything about it on the internet or Dell website

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I apologize if these are stupid questions, but here goes: Is it possible you pinched or damaged one of the wires coming from the battery connections on the motherboard when you reassembled the case? Or, it's just a bad battery.

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So the battery health is on 71% the voltage is between 15290mV ~ 15293mV the charging state is on idle and no current flow temperature -54c??? battery is dying that is the reason of the light Can I change the battery for one with bigger capacity?

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OptiPlex 7480 All-In-One Service Manual | Dell US

Solid amber—The system is unable to boot to the operating system. This indicates that the power supply or another device in the system is failing. Blinking white—The system is unable to boot to the operating system.

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Optiplex 3080, CMOS battery, power light flashes white 1, amber 3 times | DELL Technologies

May 14, 2024 - The diagnostic code of 1 white 3 amber or in reverse order 3 amber 1 white was an indication of CMOS battery failure.

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This platform relies on the Power button LED light blinking in an amber/white pattern to determine a failure as listed in the following table:

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r/Dell on Reddit: Dell XPS 15 9575 4 amber 1 white light blinking, won't turn on unless plugged in while blinking

January 21, 2020 -

I've had my XPS 15 (2-in-1) for about 2 years now and it's been a great laptop so far. Recently, my laptop indicator light (front of the laptop, right below touchpad) has been blinking in a specific pattern (4 short amber, 1 long white). While it is blinking, the laptop will immediately shut off if not plugged in. In addition, my battery life has degraded somewhat significantly (from 75 to 38 mWh). These two combine to make it quite difficult to use my computer as a laptop since I am constantly looking for outlets in case this issue arises. Has anyone else had this issue and if so, have you found a solution? I'm going to try taking it to my local computer repair shop but in the mean time I thought I'd ask. Thanks!

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4 amber 1 white means a bad battery 90% of the time. The pattern code indicates that the main battery cannot power the system. Seeing that the battery degraded substantially as well, you're likely looking at needing a new battery. If it's under warranty hit dell up and if not i'd buy a new genuine one from ebay (dell part number is TMFYT)

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Yes, it definitely sounds like a battery going bad.

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OptiPlex 7080 Small Form Factor Service Manual | Dell Zimbabwe

The blinking patterns consists of two numbers (representing First Group: Amber blinks, Second Group: White blinks). First Group: The Power button LED light blinks Amber, 1 to 9 times followed by a short pause with LED off for a couple of seconds.

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Diagnostic LED - Dell OptiPlex 7070 Ultra Service Manual

Each LED blink takes 1.5 s. The system will not shut down when displaying the Diagnostic Error Codes. Diagnostic Error Codes will always supersede any other use of the LED. NOTE:For diagnostics pattern 2-amber, 8-white connects an external monitor to isolate between system board or graphics controller failure.

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New Battery Issue (4 amber, 1 white) Light Code | DELL Technologies

September 10, 2024 - A flash code of 4 amber, 1 white or a constantly flashing amber light would be indications of a Temporary Battery Failure. The 4,1 code in particular would be due to 2 possible reasons.

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January 18, 2024 - The 2 amber + 4 white LED blink code on Dell Inspiron systems typically signals a memory (RAM) failure or related hardware issue detected during startup. If your product is in warranty, you can eas...

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Yes data is stored on your hard drive - nothing to do with RAM · Unfortunately on this model the RAM is soldered in? · Important! Backup your files before sending the laptop to Dell. This page shows how to remove drive. · Dell XPS 13 9300 SSD Replacement · You will need another computer with either a compatible slot or an external USB case and backup software. There are several freeware backup apps on the Web.

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(Solution for models with removable RAM sticks) · The issue you're experiencing is due to the CPU overheating, which causes the solder connections on the "SLOT A" memory RAM to become soft and detach from the motherboard. · When you disassemble your laptop, you may notice melted rosin or flux residue. · Unfortunately, there isn't a permanent fix for this. · One temporary solution is to apply pressure to the top of the RAM holders to try and secure a good connection, which might prevent the laptop from displaying the "2 amber + 4 white" error code. · However, the best option is to use "SLOT B" and upgrade the memory stick in that slot. I hope this helps! · Gosh

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Opitplex 7060 micro blinking amber light 2+1 | DELL Technologies

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@Rick0167 I'm glad you got it working. Bad batteries have thrown error codes before that are either off-track or erroneous and have nothing to do with anything.

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Thanks for the help and replies Found the date/year (Oct 2018) stamped into the chassis. Will pick up a battery in the next day or two and try resetting the CMOS, hopefully its not the motherboard. The only other things I can think of is I did have some problems with this PC when trying to install a M.2 SSD. See https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/optiplex-desktops/help-think-i-broke-my-computer/647fa20ef4ccf8a8de7716f8 If memory serves me right there was a little spacer that goes between the M.2 SSD and the motherboard that was missing so I used a small brass nut of the same size to act as a spacer before fastening the SSD to the motherboard. Maybe this could be causing the error code?

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r/Dell on Reddit: G5 5000 desktop - blinking power light - 2 amber / 4 white when turning on.

March 13, 2021 -

G5 5000 desktop - blinking power light - 2 amber / 4 white when turning on.

When I went to turn on my G5 5000 all I got was the blinking power light... some quick searches told me it was a memory error. I only have 1x16gb ram and it is in the second slot from the cpu (the first white tab slot). So I did the only thing I know to do, which is pull the ram and then re-seat it back in the slot. That didn't help at all, as I got the same lights. So I took the ram out again, and I put it in a different computer, and it worked fine. I saw that it showed in the total memory of that computer. So I figure it must be the motherboard. But just for fun, I decided to try the ram in the fourth slot from the cpu (the second white slot), not knowing if this would even work, since all I had ever known was to load memory sticks from near to far from cpu. Well, low and behold, when I powered it on I didn't get any blinking lights... but it went into the Pre-Boot System Performance Check and when finished said there was a critical error (which I knew). However after that I was able to get into Windows, and it has been running fine since. So I guess my initial question is, is it ok to run it in that slot ?

So here's a little bit more to the story (ah!) and trying to determine if I did this to it. As you can see in the attached photo, I have installed the Noctua NH-U9S to help with the well documented underwhelming stock cooler provided. Is there something that I could have done while installing that, that could have shorted out that memory slot ? And does this mean I am stuck with single channel memory forever ? I was just wondering (and haven't tried it yet), does this mean that the first black slot is fried too? And since the second white slot worked, and provided the first black slot works, can I just use the black slots - or does something need to be in the white slots ? Sorry for so many questions, I'm learning on the fly here.

Thanks in advance to any help that can be provided.

- Steve

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Following for this one, Noctua NH-U9S is the next thing im adding.

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That's certainly interesting, I wouldn't think simply adding the cooler would have caused a RAM related problem. Did this RAM error occur right after you installed the CPU cooler? Somehow did any kind of dust or debris get in the RAM slot? And I'm also not entirely sure whether or not that first slot will work I guess you will have to try it. I'm not sure if you'll have clearance for it though with that cooler, at least with how it looks in your photo.

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April 21, 2021 - Dell desktop wouldn’t start, flashing amber 2/1. Bad Motherboard? Took lid off, wrestled CMOS out – meter said 0.4v. Put in new battery, seems to be OK, touch wood. ... On my P71G the keyboard light comes on but no screen. After about a min the keyboard light goes off and the two power lights light up just once and it shuts down. ... I get 2 white blinks and the last is also white and it shoots up the R10 but nothing on the monitor displays