Activity | Beeps | Possible cause | Recommended action |
Red Power LED flashes six | 6 |
times, once every second, followed by a two second pause. Beeps stop after fifth iteration but LEDs continue until problem is solved.
For systems with a graphics card: | ||
| 1. | Reseat the graphics card. |
| 2. | Replace the graphics card. |
| 3. | Replace the system board. |
For systems with integrated graphics, replace the system board.
Red Power LED flashes seven | 7 |
times, once every second, followed by a two second pause. Beeps stop after fifth iteration but LEDs continue until problem is solved.
System board failure | Replace the system board. |
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Red Power LED flashes eight | 8 | Invalid ROM based on | 1. | Reflash the system ROM with the latest BIOS |
times, once every second, |
| bad checksum. |
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followed by a two second |
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pause. Beeps stop after fifth |
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| 2. | Replace the system board. |
iteration but LEDs continue until problem is solved.
Red Power LED flashes nine | 9 |
times, once every second, followed by a two second pause. Beeps stop after fifth iteration but LEDs continue until problem is solved.
System powers on but is unable to boot.
1.Check that the voltage selector, located on the rear of the power supply (some models), is set to the appropriate voltage. Proper voltage setting depends on your region.
2.Unplug the AC power cord from the computer, wait 30 seconds, then plug the power cord back in to the computer.
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| 3. | Replace the system board. |
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| 4. | Replace the processor. |
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Red Power LED flashes ten | 10 | Bad option card. | 1. | Check each option card by removing the |
times, once every second, |
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followed by a two second |
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| power on the system to see if fault goes |
pause. Beeps stop after fifth |
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iteration but LEDs continue until |
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problem is solved. |
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| 2. | Once a bad card is identified, remove and |
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| replace the bad option card. |
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| 3. | Replace the system board. |
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