My Dell desktop, about 5 yrs old, is having some serious problems. When i try starting it up it will do one "beep for about 1 1/2 seconds, then is followed by 2 shorter beeps. After this it sounds like it is running but nothing ever comes up on the monitor at all. I have no clue what the problem was. Previously to this the computer would boot up for about 5 seconds without any display then shutdown and contiune to do this same process over and over. Any help?
2007-01-08 11:14:56 · 9 answers · asked by jeffy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Got the problem fixed. Followed the beep codes on Dells website, found out it was loose RAM. Just took it off and set it back in place. Good as new.
2007-01-08 12:51:42 · update #1
Beep Code Descriptions
1 short DRAM refresh failure
2 short Parity circuit failure
3 short Base 64K RAM failure
4 short System timer failure
5 short Process failure
6 short Keyboard controller Gate A20 error
7 short Virtual mode exception error
8 short Display memory Read/Write test failure
9 short ROM BIOS checksum failure
10 short CMOS shutdown Read/Write error
11 short Cache Memory error
1 long, 3 short Conventional/Extended memory failure
1 long, 8 short Display/Retrace test failed
Below are Award BIOS Beep codes that can occur. However, because of the wide variety of different computer manufacturers with this BIOS, the beep codes may vary.
Beep Code Description
1 long, 2 short Indicates a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information
Any other beep(s) RAM problem.
2007-01-08 11:18:11 · answer #1 · answered by G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are having a hardware level problem. When you get beeps during boot up, it is telling you that there is a specific device that is not working properly. The beeps are actually codes for hardware failures. I am sorry I do not know what the code is saying, Dell could help you with that. To hypothesize, possibly the Video Card given you have no display. You can try to press either delete, or f1, to go into the bios and reset all setting to optimized settings, if you don't see any of this, change out the video card.
2007-01-08 11:21:56 · answer #2 · answered by J.E. Weston 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its 5 years old your probably looking at a dead motherboard.
Especially if it just beeps constantly, you can probably look up the beep error codes on dell's web-site for your model. If you have an onboard video card, you could try to flash the BIOS. Thats taking the little round battery which is connected to your motherboard, leaving it off for a minute, then putting it back. Unless it has jumpers inwhich case you will need to find which jumpers you need to remove with the battery.
If you have no clue what I am talking about I would highly suggest taking the computer to a local computer shop which will charge you your first born to fix it.
Honostly, if its 5 years old I would suggest buying a new comp
2007-01-08 11:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by shevon_v 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your PC or motherboard manuals for beep codes error. If you don't have it go to Dell support section and download the manual from Dell. Different Bios have different beep codes and without the manual you don't have much to go on.
2007-01-08 11:19:32 · answer #4 · answered by Ted B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Five years old??? Replace it. I am a computer/ network support specialist and I recommend to all my clients that they keep their computers a maximum of four years, preferably three. After three years failure rate beings to increase and in the long run it is more cost and time effective to replace computers frequently. I suggest you look for a new computer.
2007-01-08 11:44:30 · answer #5 · answered by Joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya the problem is definitely ofthe hard disk there must be some bad sectors ise the chkdsk utility with /f switch and also run the scandisk utlity for that u have to move to the dos proompt. and restart the computer if still the problem the problem persist then format the disk and reinstall the OS
2016-05-23 15:26:08 · answer #6 · answered by Tanisha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boot from a seperate cd. A virus may have damaged software on your hard drive. If the pc boots fine you can repair it from there.
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2007-01-08 11:22:34 · answer #7 · answered by graham 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-08 13:26:57 · answer #8 · answered by asila 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be wrong but sounds like hardware problems, i would take it to a tech.
2007-01-08 11:18:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋