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Solving Hardware Installation Problems (Continued)

Problem Cause Solution

Power LED flashes Red six times, once every second, followed by a two-second pause, and the computer beeps six times. The beeps continue for five iterations, then stop. The LED flashes continue until the problem is resolved.

Graphics card is not seated properly or is bad, or system board is bad.

For systems with a graphics card:

1.Reseat the graphics card. Power on the system.

2.Replace the graphics card.

3.Replace the system board.

For systems with integrated graphics, replace the system board.

Power LED flashes

Bad option card.

1.

Check each option card by

Red ten times, once

 

 

removing the cards one at

every second,

 

 

a time (if multiple cards),

followed by a

 

 

then power on the system to

two-second pause,

 

 

see if fault goes away.

and the computer

 

2.

Once bad card is

beeps ten times. The

identified, remove and

beeps continue for

replace bad option card.

five iterations, then

3. Replace the system board.

stop. The LED flashes

 

continue until the

 

problem is resolved.

 

 

 

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