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    Dell XPS M1530 Beep Codes

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Bilbo1161, Nov 8, 2009.

  1. Bilbo1161

    Bilbo1161 Newbie

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    My 1530 gives a series of beeps on start up and goes to the Boot Manager screen. Selecting Vista as the operating system allows the laptop to boot after giving another series of beeps.

    Does anyone have a list of the beep codes? Or know how I can find out what the beep codes mean?

    Surprisingly my warranty ran out the day before this started happening!! Is that just a coincidence?????
     
    Bilbo1161, Nov 8, 2009
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  2. BlackRussian

    BlackRussian Notebook Deity

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    Beep Codes
    Your computer might emit a series of beeps during start-up if the monitor cannot display errors or problems. This series of beeps, called a beep code, identifies a problem.
    One possible beep code consists of repetitive three short beeps. This beep code tells you that the computer encountered a possible motherboard
    failure. If your computer beeps during start-up:

    Code
    (repetitive short beeps)
    Description
    Beep:1 BIOS ROM checksum in progress or failure; BIOS chipfailure
    Beeps:2 No RAM detected
     Beeps :3 Chipset Error (North and South Bridge Chipset, DMA/IMR/Timer Error for Intel platform); Chipset Error Time-Of-Day Clock test failure Gate A20 failure Super I/O chip failure Keyboard controller test failure
     Beeps: 4 RAM Read/Write failure
     Beeps: 5 Real-time clock power failure
    Beeps:6     Video BIOS Test failure

    :) If these don't fit your system check in your Dell manual.
     
    BlackRussian, Nov 9, 2009
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