Diagnostic beep codes – Dell Vostro 360 (Late 2011) User Manual

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Diagnostic Error Messages

Description

Enter system setup and ensure that

the boot sequence information is

correct.

No timer tick interrupt

A chip on the system board might be
malfunctioning or motherboard failure

USB over current error

Disconnect the USB device. The USB
device needs more power for it to function
properly. Use an external power source to
connect the USB device, or if the device
has two USB cables, connect both of
them.

CAUTION - Hard Drive SELF MONITORING
SYSTEM has reported that a parameter
has exceeded its normal operating range.
Dell recommends that you back up your
data regularly. A parameter out of range
may or may not indicate a potential hard
drive problem.

S.M.A.R.T error, possible hard disk drive
failure.

Diagnostic Beep Codes

No POST with three beeps is accompanied by a blinking amber power LED. All other
beep codes will be accompanied by a solid white power LED. Refer to the table below for
each scenario.

Beep

Description

Failure Coverage

1

BIOS ROM checksum in progress or
failure. BIOS Chip

System board failure, covers BIOS
corruption or ROM error

2

No RAM Detected

Memory failure

3

Chipset Error (North and South Bridge
Chipset, DMA/IMR/Timer Error for
Intel platform); Chipset Error

System board Failure

Time-Of-Day Clock test failure.

Gate A20 failure

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