Solving problems, Troubleshooting software and hardware problems – Dell XPS 730x H2C (Early 2009) User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Solving Problems

Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems

If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is
detected but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware
Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.

Windows XP:

1 Click Start and click Help and Support.
2 Type

hardware troubleshooter

in the Search field and click the

arrow to start the search.

Code
(repetitive
short beeps)

Description

1

BIOS ROM checksum in progress or
failure. Possible motherboard failure.

2

No memory detected.

3

Possible motherboard failure.

• Chipset error

• Time-of-day clock test failure

• Gate A20 failure

• Super I/O chip failure

• Keyboard controller test failure

4

RAM Read/Write failure. Possible
memory failure.

5

RTC power failure. Possible CMOS
battery failure.

6

Video BIOS test failure. Possible
video card failure.

7

CPU Cache test failure (Intel CPU
only). Possible CPU failure.

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