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Question posted by ushah2000 on May 3rd, 2015

T7400 Beeps Six Times. Screen Black. Already Cleaned And Reset Memory.

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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on May 3rd, 2015 3:42 PM

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beeps 1 - 3 - 1 - 1; DRAM refresh error

Reseat the memory modules also remove 2 modules (banks 2&4) & try it.

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Answer #2: Posted by RajeshV2 on May 4th, 2015 11:23 PM

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I work for Dell's Social Media Team and would like to you help with your question. Please find the link here for users guide for that machine http://downloads.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_d... It has the Beep code described. Verify what is the beep code is and follow the trouble shooting steps to resolve the issue.

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