4600C BEEPS

Hi kduck,

Different beep counts indicate different parts failure in the computer.

To isolate the issue,please remove all the external peripherals, the power cable from the desktop, press and hold the power button for 20 seconds. This process will drain all the static energy from the computer.

Now connect only the power cable and restart the system.

Please listen to the beep sounds carefully and count the number of beeps and the order in which the system beeps. And also check the status of the 4 LED lights at the back of the computer and reply with the LEDs lights status and beeps sounds if any.

I would check the problem depending on the status of LED lights and help you further.

Done what you say to do.  No beeping on the startup.  The LED's are all on with b and c were yellow-ish for a while during start up..

Hi kduck,

Please restart the computer in safe mode and check if the system is beeping in safe mode.

To Check in Safe Mode with Networking please follow the below mentioned steps:

1. Restart the computer.
2. Keep tapping F8 on the Dell Logo Screen.
3. Once the computer enters Advanced Boot Option, select Safe Mode with Networking.
4. Press Enter.

Check the functionality of the system and post the results.

Seems to be working fine in safe mode with networking.

Hi kduck,

I suggest you to disconnect all the peripherals (keyboard, mouse, flash drive, etc) from the computer and restart the computer every time by connecting each component separately. Please check for the beep sounds when the system restarts with a particular device connected.

This is to isolate which components causing the problem.

Please post the results.

There is some confusion on this problem.  Beeping is happening while the computer is on, not at start up.  The beeping is coming from the motherboard , not the sound card.  It is two beeps but I have heard one beep lately.

Hi kduck,

You may also try restoring the computer to the point when it was working fine. To perform a system restore please follow these steps:

1. Restart the computer.
2. Tap during startup until the Windows Advanced Options menu appears.
   Press / and highlight Repair Your Computer is highlighted, and then press .
3. In the System Recovery Options window, click to select your language, and then click Next.
4. Log in as a user with administrative rights, and click OK.
5. From the Choose a recovery tool menu, click System Restore.
6. In the System Restore window, click next.
7. Click the Show restore points older than 5 days checkbox for a complete listing of restore points.
8. Click to select a restore point.
9. Click Next and then click Finish.
10. Click Yes in the confirmation window.
11. Click Restart after system restore successfully completes.

Check if the system beeps after restarting and reply with results.