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Hi all,
My reliable 3 year old Dimension 4400 has developed its first substantial
problem. When powered up it gives a system error of 3 long beeps. I looked
the code up on Dell's website and found out it means the BIOS memory test
failed. It worked perfectly until we had a very brief power outage that
lasted about 2 seconds. The system is on a high quality surge protector, so
I don't think any damage occurred that way. I'm thinking the BIOS became
corrupted or something via improper shutdown due to the outage. Any ideas on
a fix are highly appreciated. The computer has served me well and I want to
get another year or two out of it if possible. Thanks in advance for any
leads.
John
Hi all,
My reliable 3 year old Dimension 4400 has developed its first substantial
problem. When powered up it gives a system error of 3 long beeps. I looked
the code up on Dell's website and found out it means the BIOS memory test
failed. It worked perfectly until we had a very brief power outage that
lasted about 2 seconds. The system is on a high quality surge protector, so
I don't think any damage occurred that way. I'm thinking the BIOS became
corrupted or something via improper shutdown due to the outage. Any ideas on
a fix are highly appreciated. The computer has served me well and I want to
get another year or two out of it if possible. Thanks in advance for any
leads.
John