Patent ID: 8677193

Claim:
A method for indicating a fault in a computer system, comprising: detecting a fault in the computer system; obtaining a problem definition associated with the fault; generating an audible voice fault alert corresponding to the problem definition; and illuminating at least one indicator light adjacent a component of the computer system associated with the fault, the illuminating comprising generating a visual pattern representative of a likelihood that the component is a source of the fault, wherein the generating the visual pattern comprises: generating a full steady-on light when there is a first likelihood that the component is the source for the detected error; generating a first blinking visual pattern having a first blinking rate when there is a second likelihood that the component is the source for the detected error, wherein the second likelihood is less than the first likelihood; and generating a second blinking visual pattern having a second blinking rate slower than the first blinking rate when there is a third likelihood that the component is the source for the detected error, wherein the third likelihood is less than the second likelihood.