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December 12th, 2011 08:00

Laptop makes beep during boot

Hi all,

My Dell Inspiron 5110 laptop makes beep sound during startup(boot). After appearing windows 7 logo it stop beeping and start normaly.

Similarly when I open BIOS setup using F12 key it continuously makes beep noice till quit from BIOS.

please help me in this regard. TC

  • sathishphcl

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    Posted March 3rd, 2012 22:00

    Hi Naveed, Good Day!! I do have the same problem with my lappy suddenly.. not sure what happens in that.

    Did you get any solution for that ..please share with me.

    Can anybody help me on this..?? Thanks in advanc

     

  • K.Cremer

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    Posted September 24th, 2012 16:00

    I have an Inspiron M5030, and I think I have a similar problem.  Starting about two weeks ago, upon opening the laptop, it would let out a series of 7 consecutive beeps, loud enough to make my wife think a truck was backing up.  The sound would stop after seven beeps, then after about 4-5 seconds, let out another series of seven loud beeps.  This never happens during the normal course of operations, but it always seems to happen after the laptop has been closed for more than a few hours.  I should note that I do not shut down or log off of my laptop before I close the lid.

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    Posted September 26th, 2012 01:00

    Hi K.Cremer,

    You may try updating the BIOS on the system. Download and install the latest BIOS from the system from the following link:

    http://dell.to/SkJtPw

    Please connect the Ac Adapter before initiating the BIOS update. Once the update is initiated, please do not use the system until it restarts completely.

    I hope this helps.

    Please let me know in case of any queries.

    Thanks and regards
    Harish R
    #iworkfordell

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    Posted September 6th, 2013 03:00

    Hi, 

      I have an Inspiron 1545 which is showing very similar symptoms...Kindly suggest on the issue and the solution

  • DELL-Appu S

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    Posted September 6th, 2013 03:00

    Hi,

    Please share the no. of beeps you hear from the system. 

    You may try to drain the residual power from the laptop:

    • Disconnect any external peripherals (flash drives, printers, external hard drives) from the computer
    • Then remove the adapter and the battery
    • Press and hold the power button for 10-20 seconds
    • Reconnect the battery and the adapter
    • Try to restart the computer and check

    I would suggest you to run the Dell Diagnostics to check the hardware functionality. Power off the computer -> restart the computer, press 'F12' key on the Dell logo -> Select ‘Diagnostics’ from the boot menu.