Beep codes – Dell OptiPlex 790 (Early 2011) User Manual

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Power Button

Problem Description A possible system board resource and/or hardware

failure has occurred.

Troubleshooting

Steps

• Clear CMOS.
• Disconnect all internal and external peripherals,

and restart the computer. If the computer boots,

add the peripheral cards back one by one until you

find the bad one.

• If the problem persists, the system board / system

board component is faulty.

LED

Power Button

Problem

Description

Some other failure has occurred.

Troubleshooting

Steps

• Ensure that the display/monitor is plugged into a

discrete graphic card.

• Ensure that all hard drives and optical drive cables

are properly connected to the system board.

• If there is an error message on the screen identifying

a problem with a device ( hard drive), check the

device to make sure it is functioning properly.

• If the operating system is attempting to boot from a

device (optical drive), check system setup to ensure

the boot sequence is correct for the devices installed

on your computer.

Beep Codes

The computer can emit a series of beeps during start-up if the display cannot

show errors or problems. These series of beeps, called beep codes, identify

various problems. The delay between each beep is 300 ms, the delay between

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