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April 5th, 2013 01:00
The 5 beeps
Hi guys. I have a dell inspiron n5110 and it randomly gives me 5 beeps and they repeat and small intervals. Now after some research I found out that the five beeps indicate problem with the CMOS battery, Am I right? And if so then why don't the beeps stick, why do they only happen at random? Why do they go away by restarting the system?
I'm just wondering if this really is the battery or something else?
And If I should replace it.
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DELL-Appu S
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April 5th, 2013 01:00
Hi Wfsoomro,
You are correct. 5 beeps for this system model indicate Real Time Clock (RTC) power fail and the possible cause is the CMOS battery. I would suggest you to reseat/replace the CMOS battery. You may find detailed instructions on re-seating/replacing the CMOS batteryon your computer from the service manual : http://bit.ly/T2rhPa . Please ensure to follow the safety instructions.
If the issue persists, the motherboard might have to be replaced.
Please share the findings.