Dell 9150 service manual Beep Codes, Code Cause

Advanced Troubleshooting: Dell Dimension 9150 Service Manual

Another failure has occurred.

The computer is in a normal operating condition after POST.

Ensure that the cables are properly connected to the system board from the hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive (see "System Board Components").

If there is an error message on your screen identifying a problem with a device (such as the floppy drive or hard drive), check the device to make sure it is functioning properly.

The operating system is attempting to boot from a device (such as the floppy drive or hard drive); check system setup to make sure the boot sequence is correct for the devices installed on your computer.

If the problem persists, contact Dell.

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Beep Codes

Your computer might emit a series of beeps during start-up if the monitor cannot display errors or problems. This series of beeps, called a beep code, identifies a problem. One possible beep code (code 1-3-1) consists of one beep, a burst of three beeps, and then one beep. This beep code tells you that the computer encountered a memory problem.

Reseating the memory modules may fix the beep code errors in the following table. If the problem persists, see "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.

Code Cause

1-3-1 through 2-4-4 Memory not being properly identified or used

4-3-1 Memory failure above address 0FFFFh

If you hear one of the following beep codes, see "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.

Code Cause

1-1-2 Microprocessor register failure

1-1-3 NVRAM

1-1-4 ROM BIOS checksum failure

1-2-1 Programmable interval timer

1-2-2 DMA initialization failure

1-2-3 DMA page register read/write failure

3-1-1 Slave DMA register failure

3-1-2 Master DMA register failure

3-1-3 Master interrupt mask register failure

3-1-4 Slave interrupt mask register failure

3-2-2 Interrupt vector loading failure

3-2-4 Keyboard Controller Test failure

3-3-1 NVRAM power loss

3-3-2 NVRAM configuration

3-3-4 Video Memory Test failure 3-4-1 Screen initialization failure

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