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Inspiron 14z 5423 3 Beep Code
Hello,
My Dell will not boot up. It will not get to the Dell logo screen. After power on, it stays on the black screen and beeps 3 times. I've found info on the web that it leads to a bad system board. How reliable is that diagnosis? Is there a CD I can use to boot from to diagnose it better.
free.kout
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October 16th, 2015 07:00
Hi,
I had the same issue with Dell inspirion 5423 after installing Windows 10.
First, I followed this manual to remove CMOS battery:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BThpfrNRzFE
Then the beeping stopped, but laptop started after few attempts to start with F2 key.
Finally I upgraded the BIOS.
Read more at dailytwocents.com/solved-windows-10-killed-my-dell-inspiron-3520
free.kout
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October 16th, 2015 07:00
Hi,
I had the same issue with Dell inspirion 5423 after installing Windows 10.
First, I followed this manual to remove CMOS battery:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BThpfrNRzFE
Then the beeping stopped, but laptop started after few attempts to start with F2 key, as described here:
http://dailytwocents.com/solved-windows-10-killed-my-dell-inspiron-3520/#comment-34501
ejn63
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August 12th, 2015 09:00
Unplug the system, disconnect the battery (requires removing the base cover), and hold the power button for 30 sec. Remove and reinstall both memory modules.
Try powering up again - if you can get past the three-beep halt, proceed with the diagnostics as above. If you cannot, as noted your mainboard has failed and will need to be replaced. No further diagnosis is possible at that point - and since just about everything inside the system is soldered to the mainboard except the memory and drive, there's little you can do other than replace it.
robert p
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August 12th, 2015 09:00
Hi solsurf,
Thanks for posting.
The Dell Diagnostics can be reached at startup. Here's some information and a short video on how to do that.
Dell Pre-Boot System Assessment (PSA)
Post back if you need additional assistance.
Regards,
Robert
MShoukry
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January 10th, 2016 01:00
MShoukry
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January 13th, 2016 02:00
This solved the problem, but after few days happened again and I had to dis assemble the laptop again. Any permanent fix for this problem ?
MShoukry
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February 15th, 2016 18:00
This solution solved my problem but keep happening again and again,and every time I had to reassemble;e the laptop and finally found a solution to prevent it from happening. You will need to disable hibernation from the command prompt powercfg /hibernate off
sqa4life
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March 4th, 2016 22:00
Awesome.
Dell support = trash
cindylsl
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August 22nd, 2016 01:00
Upgraded from win8.1 to win10 and ssd , happily using win10 for few month w/o any issue. Suddenly 1 update last week hang my Inspiron 14z-5423 is dead. Only power on light, 3 beeps after awhile. Cannot enter to bios.
Gone through removing all screws and batteries ,still the same.
Is it worth sending to dell to repair? .