S y s t e m B e e p C o d e s

Code

Cause

Action

 

 

 

1-1-2

Microprocessor register failure

Contact Dell for technical assistance.

 

 

 

1-1-3

NVRAM read/write failure

Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell

 

 

Diagnostics.

 

 

 

1-1-4

ROM BIOS checksum failure

Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell

 

 

Diagnostics, if possible.

 

 

 

1-2-1

Programmable interval timer

Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell

 

 

Diagnostics, if possible.

 

 

 

1-2-2

DMA initialization failure

Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell

 

 

Diagnostics, if possible.

 

 

 

1-2-3

DMA page register read/write failure

Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell

 

 

Diagnostics, if possible.

 

 

 

1-3

Video memory failure

Run the VESA/VGA Interface tests in the Dell

 

 

Diagnostics.

1-3-1 Memory modules not being properly identified or used See "System Memory Problems." through

2-4-4

3-1-1

Slave DMA register failure

Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell

 

 

Diagnostics, if possible.

 

 

 

3-1-2

Master DMA register failure

Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell

 

 

Diagnostics, if possible.

 

 

 

3-1-3

Master interrupt mask register failure

Contact Dell for technical assistance.

 

 

 

3-1-4

Slave interrupt mask register failure

Contact Dell for technical assistance.

 

 

 

3-2-2

Interrupt vector loading failure

Contact Dell for technical assistance.

 

 

 

3-2-4

Keyboard controller failure

Run the Keyboard tests in the Dell Diagnostics.

 

 

Otherwise, contact Dell for technical assistance.

 

 

 

3-3-1

NVRAM power loss

Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell

 

 

Diagnostics, if possible.

 

 

 

3-3-2

NVRAM configuration

Run the System Board Devices tests in the Dell

 

 

Diagnostics, if possible.

3-3-3 Real-time clock (RTC) or keyboard controller not found

Run the Keyboard and System Board Devices tests in the Dell Diagnostics. Otherwise, contact Dell for technical assistance.

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