PCI Token Ring Card LED's description:
Lights:
Amber Green Explanation
Startup sequence
Blinking Blinking Awaiting initialization
Off Off Card being initialized or computer powered off
Off Blinking Passed diagnostics; card waiting to open
Off On Card open and operating correctly
Operating conditions
Off On erating correctly
Blinking On Possible problem
Problem indicators
Blinking Off Card is not open (indicates wire fault or self-test failure)
Blinking On Detected "beaconing" or hard error
On On Card has failed
Notes:
- Beaconing is the card's signal to other devices on the network that a hard error has occurred. Beaconing can in the card removing itself from the network and conducting self-tests to determine if it is causing the problem.
- A hard error is a problem that requires removal of the source of the error or reconfiguration of the network before the network can resume reliable operation.
- The card is open when it has established communications with other devices on the network.
- A wire fault is an error caused by a break or a short circuit in the cable that connects the card to its access unit.