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July 17th, 2014 18:00
5 beeps on startup
I have a Dell Inspiron N5110 running Win 7.
It starts up with 5 Beeps, a short pause, then 5 more, and so forth.
When the Windows logon screen comes up, the beeps either stop, or sometimes continue but in a much lower volume.
I've been to the Dell system checks but can't find the problem.
Any ideas?
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ejn63
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July 21st, 2014 11:00
That would indicate a failure in the clock chip itself -- the mainboard will need to be replaced to solve the problem.
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July 17th, 2014 19:00
Replace the CMOS battery (reserve battery).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAxILfptkE0
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July 18th, 2014 14:00
Good idea, but this N5110 has one of the hardest Coin batteries to replace that I've ever seen.
Got a new coin in, but still have the same problem.
Any other ideas?
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July 21st, 2014 11:00
Replaced the CMOS battery but still getting 5 beeps, short pause, then same again.
It seems to turn off once the Windows screen comes up asking for password. However, once I put in the PW and the Win 7 screen comes up, it continues the 5 beeps very softly -- never stops until I shut down.
Restart or boot up again -- same problem.
Now what?