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February 4th, 2019 11:00

Alienware R3 Ryzen Beep Codes

Hi All,

New Ryzen 1900X CPU into a bare bones Alienware R3 Ryzen.  3 beeps-6 beeps-1 continuous beep after.  Everything powers up.  2 beep codes with no ram (as suspected).  Tried ram in the different slots and just with one stick in-no dice.  Have never seen it post.  I searched extensively and cannot find what 3-6-1 means.

Thank you,

Lost in Alienware Land

  • JOcean

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    Posted February 4th, 2019 16:00

    Have you tried to install the original CPU (I assume you had a CPU prior to the 1900X). Judging by the beep table, I would say you have 3 different errors.

    3 beeps is Motherboard Chipset

    6 Beeps is Video Card/Chipset

    1 Beep is Motherboard or possible BIOS or ROM error.

    Considering that you installed a new CPU, have you tried pulling the CMOS battery (coin cell), leave it out of the system for 15 minutes, then instead of reinstalling the old battery try a new battery. A bad battery would certainly cause the system to not POST and possibly give you other errors.

    https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-General-Read-Only/Alienware-Beep-Codes-Table/td-p/5588971

    I am not a Dell employee...I am forum volunteer

    Serious work on an E5430 and constantly building and working on an i5-6500 Desktop

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    Posted February 4th, 2019 17:00

    I just tried different DDR4 memory from another computer and it gave me 4 beeps.  I didn't think the memory was compatible but I figured I would try it.  Some say if your motherboard will beep twice with no memory and 4 times with incompatible memory that the motherboard is ok but I really don't know.

    I am wondering if all the beep codes combined mean something specific that only Alienware knows?  I never seen anyone have a issue like this.

    The original CPU is N/A.

    I replaced the CPU in my Predator back in the day without issues-I am perplexed now.  Suspect the processor is a newer generation than the A3 can handle and I need a older CPU first to update the BIOS?  I sure hope that is not the case.