Dell Inspiron 518 Support Question
Dell Inspiron 518 Support Question
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Question posted by moompazi on May 14th, 2014
Computer Wont Boot Two Beeps Inspiron 518
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Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 270
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6 Press any key to Boot from CD-ROM. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen to wait until you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to complete the installation.
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Restoring Your Operating System NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop;
3 Click Exit if the Install...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 275
... of the lights to help identify the problem. System Messages for Desktop Computers
NOTE: If the message you can use the status of certain... C K P O I N T A N D C O N T A C T D E L L TE C H N I L U R E -
PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS AT BOOTING THIS SYSTEM HAVE FAILED AT CHECKPOINT [NNNN]. Possible motherboard failure or RTC battery low. D I S K R E A D F A I L U R E - Troubleshooting
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FOR...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 282
... restart) your computer cannot display a screen image, see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Select Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media.
NOTE: If you see "Contacting Dell... Dell Diagnostics Main Menu" on Desktop Computers
NOTE: If your computer. 3 When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. The computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment (PSA), a series...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 283
... you see the Microsoft Windows desktop;
On the next start-up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in the system setup program.
3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD...Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on page 284. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for your computer.
7 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 308
... type on a system setup program screen, highlight the item and see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. On each option is the setting or value for that appear as : • System configuration • Boot order • Boot (start-up) configuration • Basic device configuration settings • System security and hard drive password settings...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 3
... Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519 . . . . 7
Front View 7 Back View 8 Back Panel Connectors 9
2 Setting Up Your Computer 11
Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure 11 Connecting to the Internet 13
Setting Up Your Internet Connection 13 Transferring Information to a New Computer 15
3 Specifications 17
4 Troubleshooting 27
Troubleshooting Tools 27 Beep Codes 27 System...
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Guide - Page 7
... front)
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2 optical drive 4 optical-drive eject button 6 headphone connector 8 power button 10 front-panel door grip 12 optional optical-drive bay
About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519
7 Front View
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1 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 3 optical-drive panel 5 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 7 microphone connector 9 drive activity light 11 FlexBay drive 13 Service...
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Guide - Page 8
Back View
1 2 3
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1 power connector 3 power supply light 5 expansion card slots (4) 7 security cable slot
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2 voltage selector switch 4 back panel connectors 6 padlock rings
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About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 9
... 2.0 connectors (4)
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2 link integrity light 4 network activity light 6 line-in connector 8 microphone 10 back L/R surround connector 12 VGA video connector
About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519
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Quick Reference
Guide - Page 17
Processor Type L2 cache
DRAM bus width
Inspiron 518
Inspiron 519
• Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor • ... Data bus width DRAM bus width Processor address bus width Flash EPROM
Inspiron 518 Intel G33 and ICH9 RAID 1 (mirroring) 64 bits 64 bits 32 bits
8 Mb
Inspiron 519 AMD RS780 and SB700 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable 16 ...
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Guide - Page 18
...Connector Connector size Connector data width (maximum)
PCI Express Connector Connector size Connector data width (maximum)
Inspiron 518 PCI 2.3 PCI Express 1.0A SATA 1.0 and 2.0 USB 2.0
133 MB/s x1 slot bidirectional speed...32 bits
Two x1 36 pins 1 PCI Express lane
One x16 164 pins 16 PCI Express lane
Inspiron 519 PCI 2.3 PCI Express 2.0 SATA 1.0 and 2.0 USB 2.0
133 MB/s x1 slot bidirectional ...
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Guide - Page 19
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Four user-accessible DDR2 DIMM sockets 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB 667 MHz, 800 MHz Non-ECC DDR2 SDRAM 512 MB 4 GB
Inspiron 518/519 One 3.5-inch drive bay Two 5.25-inch drive bays Two 3.5-inch drive bays Two 3.5-inch SATA hard drives Two 5.25-inch SATA DVD-ROM/ ...
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Guide - Page 20
Connectors External connectors
Audio
IEEE 1394
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Specifications
Inspiron 518/519
ALC888 (7.1 Channel audio)
Line-in connector to attach headphones and most speakers with a sound card, use the connector on the card. Front L/R line-out ...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 21
...-panel (2)
Back-panel (4)
Top USB tray (2)
Use the back USB connectors for devices that the network cable has been securely attached. Connectors (continued) Network
USB
Inspiron 518/519
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN on your computer.
Connect the other end of a network cable to the network adapter connector on the system...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 22
...pin connector Two 36-pin connectors One 164-pin connector One 24-pin connector One 4-pin connector • Inspiron 518 - one 775-pin connector • Inspiron 519 - If you have installed a graphics card, use the connector on the computer. NOTE: Your computer... PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 Power Power 12V Processor
Processor fan Serial ATA
Inspiron 518/519 Integrated video 15-hole connector -
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Guide - Page 23
Controls and Lights Front of the computer
Power button Power light
Drive activity light
Inspiron 518/519
Push button
Blue light - solid blue indicates power-on page 35). Amber light -...that the system board cannot start initialization. A solid amber light when the system does not boot indicates that the computer is reading data from or writing data to to the SATA hard drive or the optical ...
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Guide - Page 24
... or the power supply is activity on integrated network adapter)
Power supply diagnostic light
Inspiron 518/519
Green light -
indicates that the is not working. indicates a good connection ... the computer. indicates that shipped with your computer for important voltage setting information) Coin cell battery
Inspiron 518/519
300 W 162 W NOTE: Heat dissipation is no light) - Off (no light) ...
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Guide - Page 25
....5 cm (17.1 inches) 13.1 kg (28.9 lb)
Environmental
Temperature range: Operating Storage
Relative humidity (maximum): Maximum vibration (using a randomvibration spectrum that simulates user environment):
Operating
Inspiron 518/519 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) -40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F) 20% to 80% (noncondensing...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 29
Code
Description
(repetitive
short beeps)
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Video BIOS Test
Failure
7
CPU cache test
failure
Suggested Remedy
Contact Dell. Contact Dell. The computer failed to complete the boot routine three consecutive times for the same error (see "Contacting..., see the documentation for loose cable connection. PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS AT BOOTING THIS SYSTEM HAVE FAILED AT CHECKPOINT [NNNN].
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Guide - Page 60
... Macrovision Corporation. Use of certain U.S. Macrovision Product Notice
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that shipped with the FCC regulations:
• Product name: Dell™ Inspiron 518/Dell Inspiron 519
• Model number: DCMF
• Company name: Dell Inc.
The following information is prohibited.
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