Dell dimension 8400 beep code

[john vanden heuvel]

Hello,
When I fire up my dell the fan turns on full blast and there is a series of 6 beeps. Not sure what to do.

 

[Guest]

Probably a RAM problem.

 

[aford10]

Yep, likely memory related.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/SYSTEMS/dim8400/SM/adtshoot.htm

Try using 1 RAM chip at a time.