Blinking amber light.I changed 2 motherboards out and still blinking amber. Changed the CMOS battery, same thing blinking amber. Swapped memory and removed all pci cards, same thing. The motherboard has a green light lite and the codes 1234 have no power either. I am totally lost and frustrated and I want to throw this computer over the cliff and or give it a Viking Funeral. LOL. HELP!!!!

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MY HP 6735S LAPTOP ONCE POWER ON SHOWS THE FOLLWING: (1) POWER LIGHT STAYS ON; (2) HDD LIGHT BLINKS AMBER CONSTANLY; (3) WIFI LIGHT STAY STEADY ( same thing happen when i remove memory; battery and...

I suspect you have a dead CMOS battery - worth a check.

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Yellow light on the power button of my Dell Optiplex GX520. I've tried: 1. Replaceing the power supply 2. Replacing the CMOS battery 3. Removing and reinstalling the RAM memory. 4. Replacing the...

A solid orblinking Amber power button indicates a voltage problem. This can be caused bya defective power supply or a defective motherboard. Just to make sure thatnothing else is causing the problem, remove any PCI cards like modem, videocard, sound card, etc... Remove the memory modules and disconnect cables toCD/DVD drives. Look at the USB ports to see if any are damaged.

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Where is blinking amber light located on dell

Replace CMOS Battery.

1. Locate your CMOS battery
2. Obtain battery information
3. Removing the battery
4. Removing the battery
5. Enter CMOS values

This link will guide you. CMOS

Thank you for posting..

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Solid orange light on my vostro 200

If your fans come on full blast then you have a bad motherboard. If the amber light blinks, you have a bad power supply.

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1. remove all external peripherals (usb, internet, ext mouse and keyboard)
2. remove the battery
3. connect ac adapter alone and check if still the same
4. reseat the memory and check if still the same

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Have compaq c503wm laptop push power button front light shows charging, after pushing power button about 2-3 seconds power button starts blinking and power light on front blinks. nothing starts to boot....

maybe is the hard disk malfunction

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I have similar problem these days. After normal shutting down the PC, it can not be powered up again, the amber light blinks. A temp solution for my case is by doing these steps:

1. leave all monitor, network, keyboard and mouse etc. connected
2. disconnect the power, wait until green light and amber light dim.
3. pop up the CMOS battery, then put back in (better to check its remaining voltage, if not good, change a new one)
4. power amber light flash shorter and lighter
5. disconnect any USB connections like keyboard and mouse,
6. immediately connect keyboard and mouse back into USB ports
7. my pc powers up at this point, all green lights shining. Except it displays CMOS setup warnings, give me options to click either F1 or F2
8. I click F1, it goes into normal login XP

The only problem is I could not shutdown PC again, if I do, then I have to repeat 1-8. I have to use "Standby" instead, which I usually do.

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Dell dimension 2400 blinking amber light

1. Remove All External Devices
2. Check the Computer's Power LED
3. If the power LED has not changed unplug the Power Cable From the Computer Disconnect All Hard Drive Power and Data Cables and power on the computer. If still no go.
4. Remove All PCI, PCI-E, and AGP Expansion Cards .
5. Remove All Memory From the Computer
6. Reseat the ATX and 12-Volt Connections . The ATX connector will be a 4 pin square connector connecting to the motherboard from the power supply and the 12-Volt Connection would be the biggest connector with a lot of colored wires.
7. If still no go.
8. Disconnect the Power Connection to the Chassis Fan
9. If the light still flashes then it could be a power supply or motherboard failure. Try a good know power supply first and if that does not fix the problem it is the motherboard. Also check the back of the tower for 4 lights lables ABCD or 1234.
Rate if useful.

Aug 11, 2009 • Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

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Toshiba 1410-S173 battery charging light blinks amber

did you buy the battery brand new or used?

brand new, deffectibe motherboard, bad charger or bad dc socket.

used, change it.

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HP Laptop(Compaq nx6310) Lights are blinking

You did not specify if you are talking about the lights below the screen or the ones at the front of the palm rest.
Have a look at pages 1-2 to 1-5 in the HP support manual (link).
The description might help you.

It seems to me that you are talking about the battery light (which is amber when the battery is charging) and the light for the drive (which is blinking when the hard drive or optical (CD/DVD) drive is in use.)

Just as a side note: if your hard drive light is constantly blinking, although the CD/DVD drive is empty AND you are not saving or accessing data - this could be a caused by not having enough RAM installed. In this case, the excessive memory has to be written to your hard drive, which could result in excessive blinking of that light.

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The flashing amber power led is an indication of a power supply failure. One of the rails, 12v, 5v, 3.3v etc has failed.
Replace the power supply with any 300w + standard ATX power supply to resolve.

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I'm not clear about the blinking amber light you are referring to. Is it on the computer or the monitor.
I checked Dell's web site for the service manual for this computer model, & found this document:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8300/sm/adtshoot.htm#1102195

If the blinking amber light is on the monitor, check the connection between it & the computer itself. Make sure the cable is not damaged & that it does not have any broken pins in the socket.

Testimonial: "The powersupply was faulty! Man....I didnt look at the wires until now. Thanks alot! Excellent Service!"

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Anonymous Dec 16, 2009

Did you try another power supply? The problem could be a faulty power supply not supplying the correct voltages/amperes required for the system to run properly.
Another possibility is that the system's BIOS my need to be re-flashed.
Anonymous Dec 16, 2009

I'm sorry. But after considering the fact that you changed 2 motherboards out, I realized that the possibility that the BIOS might need to be re-flashed is not valid. Since the BIOS is a motherboard component, it is not likely that it is the cause of your problem.
However, one possibility that I overlooked is a defective processor. Notice the description here:

ht Pattern

Problem Description

Suggested Resolution

The computer is in a normal off condition or a possible pre-BIOS failure has occurred.

Verify that the computer is plugged into a working electrical outlet and that you have pressed the power button.
It says: "The computer is in a normal off condition or a possible pre-BIOS failure has occurred."
A pre-BIOS failure could occur if the processor is defective, since BIOS utilizes the processor to run the power on self tests (POST).
Anonymous Dec 16, 2009

You can do this, however I don't think it might help.
I would rather focus on eliminating the possibilities of a defective processor & a defective power supply.
If you have another working processor, try it first & see if your computer will work.
If it did not, we can test the power supply separately. We will need to disconnect it completely from the motherboard & all other components, then use the pin assignments in the following document & digital multimeter (DMM) to test the power supply:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy...
Anonymous Dec 16, 2009

This is an indication to either one of 2 conditions:
- Either one of the components you removed (hard drive or CD-ROM) is defective. You can verify this by connecting them to another computer & testing them.
- OR, you have a defective power supply. Which seems to be more likely.

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Power Supply is bad. It seems snappier now.

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