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May 3rd, 2013 15:00

area 51 won't start-up

Hi,

I've got an Area 51purchased Jan 2010, getting 6 short quick beeps on start, no video, no nothing, was running fine about 1 1/2 hours before that. System consist of Win 7 Home Pre 64 bit, I7 960 3.2GHz, 6 gig ram, Hd 5970 2GB, not sure what the factory mother board is. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Smitty

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    DELL-Manshu S

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    Posted May 3rd, 2013 17:00

    Hi Smitty,

    Alienware Area-51 has Intel X58 Express chipset.

    The following repetitive beep codes help you troubleshoot problems with your computer.

    1. Possible motherboard failure - BIOS ROM checksum failure
    2. No RAM detected. 
      NOTE: If you installed or replaced the memory module, ensure that the memory module is seated properly.
    3. Possible motherboard failure - chipset error
    4. RAM read/write failure
    5. Real Time Clock failure
    6. Video card failure

    Thanks & Regards
    Manshu S
    #iworkfordel

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    diredup

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    Posted May 3rd, 2013 21:00

    Thanks, I have a gtx260 I popped in and it powered right up..............looking for a new vc now, thanks again for the quick response.

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    Posted May 6th, 2013 04:00

    Hi Smitty,

    I am glad you got it working.

    Thanks & Regards
    Manshu S
    #iworkfordell

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