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Question posted by nithinsaju on July 17th, 2011

Beeps Thrice And Then Shut Down

my dell inspiron n5010 when switched on,makes three short beeps and then shut down.why it happens? anyone knows about beep codes?

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Answer #1: Posted by ehjohnson7 on July 18th, 2011 12:26 AM

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Beeps Possible Problem

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

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