Beep codes – Dell Dimension 1100/B110 User Manual

Page 17

Advertising
background image

occurred.

2. If the problem persists, reinstall the card that you removed, remove a

different card, and then restart the computer.

3. Repeat this process for each card. If the computer starts normally,

troubleshoot the last card removed from the computer for resource

conflicts.

4. If the problem persists, see "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual for

instructions on obtaining technical assistance.

Another failure has

occurred.

Ensure that the cables are properly connected to the

system board

from

the hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive.

If there is an error message on your screen identifying a problem with a

device (such as the floppy drive or hard drive), check the device to

make sure it is functioning properly.

The operating system is attempting to boot from a device (such as the

floppy drive or hard drive); check

system setup

to make sure that the

boot sequence is correct for the devices installed on your computer.

If the problem persists, see "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual for

instructions on obtaining technical assistance.

The computer is in a

normal operating

condition after POST.

None.

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 (code 1-3-1) consists of one beep, a burst of three

beeps, and then one beep. This beep code tells you that the computer encountered a memory problem.

Reseating the memory modules may fix the beep code errors in the following table. If the problem persists, see "Contacting

Dell" in your Owner's Manual for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.

Code

Cause

1-3-1 through 2-4-4 Memory not being properly identified or used
4-3-1

Memory failure above address 0FFFFh

If you hear one of the following beep codes, see "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual for instructions on obtaining

technical assistance.

Code Cause
1-1-2 Microprocessor register failure
1-1-3 NVRAM
1-1-4 ROM BIOS checksum failure
1-2-1 Programmable interval timer
1-2-2 DMA initialization failure
1-2-3 DMA page register read/write failure

Advertising