Compaq dc7700 - Convertible Minitower PC Quick Setup & Getting Started page 28

Table 3 Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes (continued)
Activity
Red Power LED flashes
five times, once every
second, followed by a
two second pause.
Beeps stop after fifth
iteration but LEDs
continue until problem is
solved.
Red Power LED flashes
six times, once every
second, followed by a
two second pause.
Beeps stop after fifth
iteration but LEDs
continue until problem is
solved.
Red Power LED flashes
seven times, once every
second, followed by a
two second pause.
Beeps stop after fifth
iteration but LEDs
continue until problem is
solved.
Red Power LED flashes
eight times, once every
second, followed by a
two second pause.
Beeps stop after fifth
iteration but LEDs
continue until problem is
solved.
Quick Setup & Getting Started
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Beeps Possible Cause
5 Pre-video memory
error.
6 Pre-video graphics
error.
7 System board failure
(ROM detected
failure prior to video).
8 Invalid ROM based
on bad checksum.
Recommended Action
CAUTION:
To avoid
damage to the DIMMs or the
system board, you must
unplug the computer power
cord before attempting to
reseat, install, or remove a
DIMM module.
1. Reseat DIMMs.
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.
For systems with a graphics card:
1. Reseat the graphics card.
2. Replace the graphics card.
3. Replace the system board.
For systems with integrated graphics,
replace the system board.
Replace the system board.
1. Reflash the system ROM with the
latest BIOS image. See the "Boot
Block Emergency Recovery Mode"
section of the Desktop
Management Guide on the
Documentation and Diagnostics
CD for more information.
2. Replace the system board.
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