Code | Description | Suggested Remedy |
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short beeps) |
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1 | BIOS checksum | Contact Dell. |
| failure. Possible |
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| motherboard failure. |
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2No memory modules 1 If you have two or more memory modules
| are detected | installed, remove the modules, reinstall one |
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| module (see your Service Manual on the Dell |
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| Support website at support.dell.com), and |
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| then restart the computer. If the computer |
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| starts normally, reinstall an additional module. |
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| Continue until you have identified a faulty |
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| module or reinstalled all modules without |
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| error. |
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| 2 If available, install good memory of the same |
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| type into your computer see your Service |
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| Manual on the Dell Support website at |
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| support.dell.com). |
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| 3 If the problem persists, contact Dell. |
3 | Possible | Contact Dell. |
| motherboard failure |
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4RAM Read/Write 1 Ensure that no special memory
| failure |
| module/memory connector placement |
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| requirements exist (see your Service Manual |
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| on the Dell Support website at |
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| support.dell.com). |
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| 2 | Verify that the memory modules that you are |
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| installing are compatible with your computer |
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| (see your Service Manual on the Dell Support |
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| website at support.dell.com). |
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| 3 | If the problem persists, contact Dell. |
5 | Real time clock | 1 | Replace the battery see your Service Manual |
| failure. Possible |
| on the Dell Support website at |
| battery failure or |
| support.dell.com). |
| motherboard failure. | 2 | If the problem persists, contact Dell. |
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