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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