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Tools to Help Solve Problems: Dell Precision Workstation 470 and 670 Computers User's Guide
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for a replacement.
NOTE: If necessary, the computer can operate in debug mode until
new memory modules are installed.
green
yellow
yellow
green
System board failure has
occurred.
Contact Dell
for technical assistance.
green
yellow
green
yellow
Memory modules are
detected, but a memory
configuration or
compatibility error exists.
Ensure that no special memory module requirements exist.
Verify that the memory modules that you are installing are
compatible with your computer.
Reinstall the memory modules and restart the computer.
If the problem persists, contact Dell.
green
yellow
green
green
A possible expansion card
failure has occurred.
1. Determine if a conflict exists by removing a card (not a
graphics card) and restarting the computer.
2. If the problem persists, reinstall the card that you removed,
remove a different card, and then restart the computer.
3. Repeat this process for each card. If the computer starts
normally, troubleshoot the last card removed from the
computer for resource conflicts (see "Resolving Software and
Hardware Incompatibilities").
If the problem persists, contact Dell
.
green
green
yellow
yellow
A possible system board
resource and/or hardware
failure has occurred.
Perform the procedures in "Resolving Software and Hardware
Incompatibilities."
If the problem persists, contact Dell
.
green
green
green
yellow
Other failure has
occurred.
Ensure that the cables are properly connected to the system
board from the hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive.
If the problem persists, contact Dell.
green
green
green
green
The computer is in a
normal operating
condition after POST.
None.
Beep Codes
Your computer might emit a series of beeps during start-up if the monitor cannot display errors or problems. This series of
beeps, called a beep code, identifies a problem. One possible beep code (code 1-3-1) consists of one beep, a burst of three
beeps, and then one beep. This beep code tells you that the computer encountered a memory problem.
If your computer beeps during start-up: