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Question posted by nevetbur on March 22nd, 2014

What Does 5 Beeps And A Solid Red Light On A Hp Dc7900 Mean

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Answer #1: Posted by techygirl on March 22nd, 2014 11:04 AM

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5 beeps and a solid red light means a memory error:

- Bad seated memory
- Bad memory
- Bad motherboard
- Bad motherboard and memory

Try to find dust in memory sockets
The easy way: install one by one the modules (if you have more than one)

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