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POST Beep Codes: Dell Dimension XPS Rxxx Systems

POST Beep Codes: Dell™ Dimension™ XPS Rxxx Systems

If the monitor cannot display error messages during POST, the computer may emit a series of beeps that identifies the problem or that identifies a faulty component or assembly. The table below lists the beep codes that may be generated during POST.

Beep Codes	Possible Cause	Corrective Action
1-2	No video card detected	Reseat the video card.
1-2-2-3	BIOS ROM checksum error	Obtain technical assistance from Dell.
1-3-1-1	DRAM refresh error	Reseat the DIMMs.
1-3-1-3	8742 keyboard controller error	Reseat the keyboard connector.
1-3-3-1	Memory defective or not present	Reseat the DIMMs.
1-3-4-1	RAM failure on line xxx	Reseat the DIMMs.
1-3-4-3	RAM failure on data bits xxx of low byte on memory bus	Reseat the DIMMs.
1-4-1-1	RAM failure on data bits xxx of high byte on memory bus	Reseat the DIMMs.

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