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Mine is a Dell inspiron and it’s doing 5 beeps with a black screen… can you help me with this one?
kasie, it will help if you give us the exact model of your Dell. The POST diagnostic beeps for most Dell laptops : One= Possible system board failure —BIOS ROM checksum failure Two= No RAM detected NOTE: If you installed or replaced the memory module, ensure that the memory module is seated properly. Three= Possible system board failure — Chipset error Four= RAM read/write failure Five= Real Time Clock failure Six= Video card or chip failure Seven= Processor failure Eight= Display failure So, there could be a problem either with the CMOS battery or the motherboard. Hope this helps, good luck.
This can either be a Ram problem or some other hardware malfunction. All you need to do is take your Ram modules apart one by one and then try plug in them back one by one by powering on your PC each time. In this way you will be able to confirm that whether its the ram or any other built in hardware problem. Also check if your motherboard`s backup battery is working fine.
It gave me 5 beeps at first, so I removed the CMOS twice. The beeps continued until I removed the ram then placed it back but I still don’t have any display.
