Aurora R2 4 beeps

Question

Hello there , My warranty expired 8 months ago and currently im suffering on a big weird problem

With out a reason my pc stopped working functionally and from now and there it turns off by itself or even after long periods of being off it refuses to turn on and just gives me a signal the 4 beeps from the bios , sources on the internet says that it could be a motherboard timer failure or a bad block on the memory * the first 64k *

My questions are:

if its related to the memory will swiching the ram banks position do anything good?

if its related to the timer motherboard failure what am i supposed to do?

and in the overall if i fail at fixing it by myself how do i get dell to fix my pc , paying obviously

thank you.

DELL-Ravi Ch · Answer

Hi SuperCat,

4 Beeps on startup on a Alienware Aurora R2 means a RAM read/write failure. I’d suggest that you follow the steps mentioned below and check for issue resolution.

1. Switch off the computer.

2. Disconnect the AC adapter from the system.

3. Remove the battery from the computer.

4. Press and hold down the power button for 15 seconds.

5. Then connect back all the peripherals and check if you are able to turn on the system.

I would suggest you to remove each memory one at a time on the system and try starting the system again after performing the above steps.

Your troubleshooting indicates there is an issue with the 2nd & 4th slot of the motherboard as it’s not able to read/write Memory. You may have to replace the Motherboard.

Please reply me with the results.

SuperCat · Answer

Little update ,, seems like the error was given by the motherboard where if i had any ram plugged in in the 2nd and 4th spot it would generate the error , and at the same if the ram was plugged ONLY in the spots 1 3 the pc would start just fine

Weird ass problem

SuperCat · Answer

Ok so , i kept on adding and removing ram chips from place to place and when i actually got bored and put it back together it started to work normally - quite weird, im gonna update the post in a few days just in case anything else happens.

Thank you for your reply Ravi i appreicated it :P !

Alienware-Alexa1 · Answer

Hi Supercat,

This article explains the beep code you had.

Checkout the service manual for your system on how to properly install your RAM sticks (go to Manuals and Documentation). If this problem persists, you may have a faulty RAM stick.

SuperCat · Answer

Hello im back here ! , first of if you could id like you to make it so cellphones or phones have the ability to post on the forum - cause while my pc was blasted off i was looking for advices but i couldnt write in this box for some reasons.

Secondly ive gotten some new problems but this time is related to the nvidia drivers and the nvlddmkm.sys file

i managed to escape this evil guy by using the dos and deleting him but i lost all my files in the process because a format and rollback to industry thing was not enough

at the current status i cant install any driver from nvidia not old not new not even beta cause the pc just goes in to blue screen mode but i can run just fine w.o drivers in normal mode or safe mode

Any suggestion please o_o?

SuperCat · Answer

the blue screen error >.> http://imageshack.us/f/690/jiqk.jpg/

Milena M458 · Answer

Hello Supercat! You could follow the steps on this article; as you can see the last step will be re installing the operating system, for that you can check out this other article.

SuperCat · Answer

Hello Milena , first thank you for your reply

secondly i did a rollback to industry on the pc using AlienRespawn- does this count as a format o_O?

Also if proceed with a complete format and the problem persist what can i do?

SuperCat · Answer

I did a complete format with a copy of windows 7 home premium ' same as my pc <<

and still gotten the same error

Firma problema:
Nome evento problema:    BlueScreen
Versione SO:    6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
ID impostazioni locali:    1040

Ulteriori informazioni sul problema:
BCCode:    116
BCP1:    FFFFFA800ADC8010
BCP2:    FFFFF8800F7FE320
BCP3:    0000000000000000
BCP4:    0000000000000002
OS Version:    6_1_7601
Service Pack:    1_0
Product:    768_1

File che contribuiscono alla descrizione del problema:
C:\Windows\Minidump\091013-22978-01.dmp
C:\Users\Cat\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-31137-0.sysdata.xml

Again nvlddmkm.sys this time the blue screen together with the white text also had some purple chippings if thats the correct word - im unsure about what i could do next as i ran out of ideas >_>

SuperCat · Answer

http://imageshack.us/f/203/tvqs.jpg/ With out drivers seems to run fine made exceptions from the weird strings of blue and horrible fps =|

SuperCat · Answer

Considering my video card went to pasta and i live in Italy , is it possible for me to contact the support service and get the card replaced ( obviusly paying ) r should i just buy a new one since my warranty expired :0?

Alienware-Dani · Answer

Hi SuperCat, you can contact your local tech support, they will help you with the replacement.

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