Dell XPS 8300 Support Question
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Question posted by vecrme on June 4th, 2014
What Does It Mean When Your Xps 8300 Beeps Four Times
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Answer #1: Posted by DellJesse1 on June 11th, 2014 4:26 AM
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The 4 beep diagnostic indicator represents a memory error/RAM Read/Write failure. Try reseatting the memory or replace defective memory in the system.
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Owner's Manual - Page 21
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Owner's Manual - Page 23
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Owner's Manual - Page 62
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Owner's Manual - Page 63
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Owner's Manual - Page 67
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Owner's Manual - Page 68
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Setup Guide - Page 5
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Setup Guide - Page 7
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Setup Guide - Page 8
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Setup Guide - Page 9
Restricting airflow around your computer. Setting Up Your XPS Desktop
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Setup Guide - Page 11
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VGA-to-VGA (VGA cable)
Computer
Cable
Display
DVI-to-DVI (DVI cable)
DVI-to-VGA (DVI-to-VGA adapter + VGA cable)
HDMI-to-HDMI (HDMI cable)
HDMI-to-DVI (HDMI-to identify the connectors on your computer and display.
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See the following table to -DVI adapter + DVI cable)
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Setup Guide - Page 12
Setting Up Your XPS Desktop
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Setup Guide - Page 13
Setting Up Your XPS Desktop 11
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Setup Guide - Page 14
Setting Up Your XPS Desktop
Connect the Power Cable Press the Power Button
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Setup Guide - Page 15
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Setup Guide - Page 16
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Setup Guide - Page 17
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Setup Guide - Page 18
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Setup Guide - Page 19
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Computer Model
Dell XPS 8300
Processor
Type
Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
System Chipset
Type
Intel H67
Drives
Internally accessible
Externally accessible
two 3.5-inch bays for SATA hard drives
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