4 beeps

Question

I am trying to boot my system and all I get is 4 beeps in a row continuously, what can I do?

speedstep · Answer

There is no panacea. No one size fits all for all computers all models.

You did not say which dell you have, What the OS version is etc.

Without basic information there is no answer to that question.

Desktops are Different than Laptops.

Message	Cause	Action
1-2-2-3	ROM BIOS checksum failure	Run the System Board Devices device group in the Dell Diagnostics. If the program does not load, call Dell for technical assistance.
1-3-1-1	DRAM refresh failure	Run the System Board Devices device group in the Dell Diagnostics. If the program does not load, call Dell for technical assistance.
1-3-1-3	Keyboard controller test failure	Run the PC-AT Compatible Keyboards device group in the Dell Diagnostics. If the program does not load, call Dell for technical assistance.
1-3-4-1	RAM failure on address line nnnn	Run the System Memory device group in the Dell Diagnostics. If the program does not load, call Dell for technical assistance.
1-3-4-3	RAM failure on data bits nnnn of the high byte on the memory bus	Run the System Memory device group in the Dell Diagnostics. If the program does not load, call Dell for technical assistance.
1-4-1-1	RAM failure on data bits nnnn of the low byte on the memory bus	Run the System Memory device group in the Dell Diagnostics. If the program does not load, call Dell for technical assistance.
2-1-2-3	Check ROM copyright notice failure	Run the System Board Devices device group in the Dell Diagnostics. If the program does not load, call Dell for technical assistance.
2-2-3-1	Interrupt mask register failure	Call Dell for technical assistance.

speedstep · Answer

Replace the ram.

estrohm1 · Answer

Im not very computer literate, so how do I do this?

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