Dell XPS 8300 Support Question
Dell XPS 8300 Support Question
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Question posted by jaytojay on May 9th, 2020
When I Turn The Power On I Get An Amber Light And 4 Beeps
when I turn the power on I get an amber light and 4 beeps
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Answer #1: Posted by techyagent on May 9th, 2020 7:32 PM
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4 beeps = RAM problem.
Try re-seating the RAM, if still no good buy new RAM.
RAM problem yes (thank you). Fixed by moving the RAM to different slots. Just re-seating it didn't help. Also, to help find bad RAM you could use just 2 sticks (assuming you have 4), to see which ones are bad. Also, no RAM gave 2 beeps.
Thanks
Techygirl
Related Dell XPS 8300 Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 5
...Power Problems 44 Printer Problems 46 Scanner Problems 47 Sound and Speaker Problems 48
No sound from speakers 48 No sound from headphones 49 Video and Monitor Problems 50 If the screen is blank 50 If the screen is difficult to read 50
3 Advanced Troubleshooting
Diagnostic Lights... 65 Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP 66 Before You Begin 66 Reinstalling Windows...
Owner's Manual - Page 39
...system
RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - A solid blue screen appears
TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - Press the power button again to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. E N S U R E T H A T Y O U H A V E N O T M A D E A N E R R O ...shutdown, press the power button for at least 8 to restart the computer. Follow the instructions on the screen. Windows XP provides a Program ...
Owner's Manual - Page 50
...move the mouse. If the power light is off, firmly press the button to ensure that the subwoofer is lit or blinking, the monitor has power.
If you are using a...the monitor is turned on the Start Here setup diagram for monitor cable connectors to determine if the power cable is defective. C H E C K T H E M O N I T O R P O W E R L I N G S - Swap the computer and monitor power cables to ...
Owner's Manual - Page 71
... data, do not use the power button to turn off before you use the front-panel connectors.
Attach headphones.
It is recommended that you remove the floppy disk from the drive.
5 hard drive light 6 power button
(On computers with an optional floppy drive.)
4 floppy-drive light button The floppy-drive light is on when the computer...
Owner's Manual - Page 73
...adapter connector on the back panel of a network cable to ensure reliable operation. Turn off the computer and any attached devices before you have a USB mouse, ...a computer problem based on the diagnostic code. 1 power connector 2 voltage selection switch
(may not be available on all computers) 3 parallel connector
4 diagnostic lights (4)
5 mouse connector
6 surround connector
7 line-in...
Owner's Manual - Page 104
... on PCI local bus two 7-pin connectors 34-pin connector 4-pin connector 4-pin connector 3-pin connector
push button green light on back panel
104 Appendix one front panel connector for 100-Mb operation four bicolor (amber and green) located on power button-blinking green in , line-out, microphone, surround, and center/LFE channel;
Owner's Manual - Page 107
.... Then shut down your
computer, including installed hardware, power conservation, and security features. When appears to the right... the blue DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. Viewing Settings
1 Turn on (or restart) your computer processor,
L2 cache, service tag,... box that you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Boot Sequence
This feature allows you can change the boot...
Owner's Manual - Page 144
...Internet connection about, 23 options, 23 setting up, 23
IRQ conflicts, 65
K
keyboard problems, 42
L
lights back of computer, 54 diagnostic, 54
M
memory adding, 87 connectors, 81
messages error, 37
Microsoft ... Guide, 15
operating system reinstalling Windows XP, 66
P
password clearing system setup, 109
power problems, 44 turning off your computer, 27
power light conditions, 44
144 Index
Owner's Manual - Page 145
...) power light conditions, 44 printer, 46 program crashes, 39 program stops responding, 38 programs and Windows compatibility, 39 restore to previous state, 63 scanner, 47 screen hard to previous state, 63 See problems
turning off...adjusting, 48
Program Compatibility Wizard, 39
R
reinstalling Windows XP, 66
ResourceCD, 62 Dell Diagnostics, 58
S
safety instructions, 9 scanner
problems, 47 screen.
Setup Guide - Page 5
... to the Internet (Optional 15
Using Your XPS Desktop 18 Front View Features 18 Top View Features 20
Back View Features 24 Back Panel Connectors 26 Software Features 28 Dell Dock 29 Dell DataSafe Online Backup 30
Solving Problems 31 Beep Codes 31 Network Problems 32 Power Problems 33 Memory Problems 34 Lockups and...
Setup Guide - Page 14
Setting Up Your XPS Desktop
Connect the Power Cable Press the Power Button
12
Setup Guide - Page 17
...an external modem or network connection and an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Setting Up Your XPS Desktop
Set Up the TV Tuner (Optional)
NOTE: Availability of your computer.
2. If an...connection, contact your wired Internet connection, follow the instructions in connector on your computer.
3.
Turn on your original order, you are using a dial-up connection, connect the telephone line ...
Setup Guide - Page 21
..., never turn off the computer while the hard drive activity light is inserted.
2 Media Card Reader - CAUTION: To avoid loss of the button to eject the disc tray.
9
Hard drive activity light - Can support an optional Dell FlexBay compatible device such as a
mouse, keyboard, printer, external drive,
or MP3 player. Using Your XPS Desktop
8 Optical...
Setup Guide - Page 23
...
• Solid amber - Used to a pair of headphones. Using Your XPS Desktop
5
Power button and light - The computer is not receiving power.
• Solid white - Connects to a powered speaker or sound...power state:
• Off -
The computer is on .
Turns
the computer on page 61) for assistance. There may be a problem with either turned off when pressed.
The light...
Setup Guide - Page 24
...
USB charging even while your computer
is powered off your computer.
Doing so may stop...turn on /off or in sleep state. NOTE: If you
to charge portable devices that require more than 1.5 A/5 V input current for charging to
USB devices, such as a mouse, keyboard,
printer, external drive, or MP3 player.
7
USB 2.0 connector with USB
PowerShare - Using Your XPS Desktop...
Setup Guide - Page 27
...power supply light may vary.
2 Power supply light - Connect USB, audio, video, and other devices to connectors on any installed PCI Express cards. 1 Power connector - Attach a standard padlock to prevent unauthorized access to the interior of your computer.
6 Padlock rings -
The appearance of the power supply. Indicates power... security cable to the power cable. NOTE: Before ...
Setup Guide - Page 29
...
Line-in connector - Connects your computer to a center speaker or
subwoofer.
12
Network connector and light - Using Your XPS Desktop
7
Rear L/R surround connector -
Connects to a network
or a broadband device if you are using
a wired network. The two lights next to an audio cable for a wired network connection.
27
Connects to a microphone for voice or...
Setup Guide - Page 34
...is plugged in and not damaged.
• The link integrity light on the integrated network connector lets you verify that your wireless ...a 1000-Mbps network and the computer.
-- The computer is powered on page 16).
• Interference may be blocking or interrupting... - The link integrity light does not provide status for the wired connection. NOTE: The link integrity light on the status:
--...
Setup Guide - Page 35
... to resume normal operation.
• If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on .
If the power light is off , then back on.
• If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on properly.
• Ensure that the computer turns on page 61).
33 Solving Problems
Power Problems
If the power light is solid amber -
Setup Guide - Page 36
...amber - For assistance, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on your computer is successfully communicating with the system board or the power supply.
If you are :
• Power, keyboard, and mouse extension cables.
• Too many devices connected to a power strip.
• Multiple power...
If the power light is creating interference by interrupting or blocking other signals.
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