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Question posted by ejandkatelaurenns on September 7th, 2011

Poweredge 800/ Boot Problem

My powerEdge 800 fails to boot and after a while i ge a persistent intermittant BEEP?

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Request from DellChrisH on September 7th, 2011 10:21 AM
What is the beep code you are getting? You should get 3 different sets of beeps. For example, you will get a single beep, then a pause, then 2 beeps, then a pause. then 3 beeps. Let me know and we can go from there.

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Response submitted September 7th, 2011 2:38 PM
One long Beep then a pause and then the first beep is repeated

Request from DellChrisH on September 8th, 2011 7:32 AM
If you take the server to a minimum to post configuration, that is removing everything from the server but the following:

System Board
Processor (with heat sink)
One stick of memory in any slot.
Power supply
Control panel (power button - only required if the last power state was off)

Does the server POST without the beep?

Also, what is the quad pack (4 lights on the front of server) doing when you try to boot?

Request from DellChrisH on September 8th, 2011 7:32 AM
If you take the server to a minimum to post configuration, that is removing everything from the server but the following:

System Board
Processor (with heat sink)
One stick of memory in any slot.
Power supply
Control panel (power button - only required if the last power state was off)

Does the server POST without the beep?

Also, what is the quad pack (4 lights on the front of server) doing when you try to boot?

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System diagnostic information for this model is available here: https://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pe800/en/sm/h3796c20.htm

This includes all BIOS beep codes.

One long beep is not normal, it should be a series of long and or short. I suspect a CPU issue but you'll need to verify the beeps against the code list.

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