HP Dx5150 Troubleshooting Guide - Page 54

Power LED flashes Red five

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Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics Solving Memory Problems (Continued) Problem Cause Power LED flashes Red five times, once every second, followed by a two-second pause, and the computer beeps five times. The beeps will repeat five times, but the Power LED will continue flashing until the problem is resolved. Memory is installed incorrectly or is bad. Solution 1. Reseat DIMMs. Power on the system. 2. Replace DIMMs one at a time to isolate the faulty module. 3. Replace third-party memory with HP memory. 4. Replace the system board. 2-38 www.hp.com Troubleshooting Guide

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Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
Power LED flashes Red five
times, once every second,
followed by a two-second
pause, and the computer
beeps five times. The beeps
will repeat five times, but
the Power LED will continue
flashing until the problem is
resolved.
Memory is installed
incorrectly or is bad.
1. Reseat DIMMs. Power on the
system.
2.
Replace DIMMs one at a time to
isolate the faulty module.
3. Replace third-party memory
with HP memory.
4. Replace the system board.
Solving Memory Problems
(Continued)
Problem
Cause
Solution