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HP dx5150 manual Solving Hardware Installation Problems

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Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics

Solving Hardware Installation Problems (Continued)

Problem

Cause

Solution

Power LED flashes Red five

Memory is installed

times, once every second,

incorrectly or is bad.

followed by a two second

 

pause, and the computer

 

beeps five times. The beeps

 

will repeat five times, but

 

the Power LED will continue

 

flashing until the problem is

 

resolved.

 

1.Reseat DIMMs.

2.Replace DIMMs one at a time to isolate the faulty module.

3.Replace third-party memory with HP memory.

4.Replace the system board.

Power LED flashes Red six times, once every second, followed by a two second pause, and the computer beeps six times. The beeps will repeat five times, but the Power LED will continue flashing until the problem is resolved.

Video 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 Red ten

Bad option card.

1.

Check each option card by

times, once every second,

 

 

removing the cards one at time

followed by a two-second

 

 

(if multiple cards), then power

pause, and the computer

 

 

on the system to see if fault goes

beeps ten times. The beeps

 

 

away.

will repeat five times, but

 

2.

Once bad card is identified,

the Power LED will continue

 

 

 

remove and replace bad option

flashing until the problem is

card.

resolved.

3. Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

Service Reference Guide, dx5150

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dx5150 specifications

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