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July 12th, 2009 21:00
xps 420 videocard? issues
I've got an xps 420, and all of a sudden i get no video.... i get 2 sets of really fast beeps, then a pause and one more set of fast beeps.... too fast to beable to count. once on the little on board screen it daid no video device detected.... i have gotten both a 123 and a 134 error code on the led display. all the fans generally run super fast the whole time. power light is solid blue. i tried all of the suggestions you have made on postings that seem closely related.... I'm thinkin its probably the video card fried? any clues you could shoot me would be greatly appreciated!
Davet50
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Posted July 13th, 2009 05:00
Your error codes can indicate a video issue but they actually translate into the dreaded "other Failure" and the 134 is an undocumented error. Unfortunatly these type errors usually indicate a bad motherboard. :emotion-6:
First i would suggest you remove and reseat all the cards and ram sticks and try to power it on see what happens. If still the same then
Open the case and disconnect the system from the wall. Press and hold the power button for 10~15 secs. Then proceed to remove all the componets, remove all your ram sticks.
Disconnect the power plugs going to all the drives.
Power on the system, See if the indications change and you hear any different beep codes. With all the components removed if you still get the same indications then the motherboard is more thant likely bad and need to be replaced. You can only use a Dell motherboard in the system