Theo, seven beeps usually indicates a processor problem. It is very seldom that the processor actually fails, it is most likely a motherboard issue. We may get more specific if you let us know which Dell you have.See if you can perform a Pre Boot System Assessment (PSA Diagnostic) by holding the “Fn” while rebooting the system. Keep holding 'Fn” key until the diagnostic gets initiated. The details on thatYou can also try this.1. Remove main battery.2.
The rear plate for the system is held on by 6 screws. Remove all 6 screws and remove the plate.3. With the battery compartment nearest to you in the top left corner you will see the CMOS battery.4. Using a minimal amount of force and a flat tool, pry the battery gently from its seat (it is held on by sticky substance).5.
Unplug the battery from the motherboard by disconnecting the white connector.6. Wait for two to five minutes and then reattach the battery cable and reseat the battery.7.
Dell inspiron 15 beeps 7 times Tried turning my computer on the other night & it gave me seven beeps. So i unplugged it & left it alone.Then i tried it again the day after & the computer was working normally.
Replace the rear plate and the retaining screws and reseat the main battery.8. Attach the AC adapter and power on the system.9. If a 5 beep code is heard, switch off the system and restart it.10.
When the system restarts and completes POST successfully, browse to the Drivers and11. Download and install the latest BIOS Version. FromIf none of that works, you may be looking at a new motherboard. Hope this helps, good luck. I had the same issue - After contacting Dell many times I agrued that it was a known problem for many years with this model and they admitted it was a problem with the motherboard for this unit. So in mid 2013 they replaced the motherboard for free (I was only 1 month past the warranty).
It is now Oct 2015 and the 7 beeps are back again. There is something about the motherboard for this particular model that just doesn't want to work. With all the years of blogs if this was a car they would be forced into a recall.by.When the diagnosis is the nvidea chip try this:Remove the motherboard completely.Take off any plastic film (and note where it goes back), remove the cmos battery and any removable parts (I.E.
Modem, etc.) preheat oven to exactly 385 degrees. Place properly prepared Mobo on a flat cookie sheet. Use 4 rolled up balls of foil to keep the mobo out of contact with cookie sheet. BAKE for exactly 8 minutes (timer) at exactly 385 degrees. When time is up, DO NOT TOUCH YET.
Open oven door and place a small fan in position to cool down the board without blowing the parts off. Solder hardens within 5 degrees of the soft point so not a real danger here. I remove the ones I do when the oven thermometer is down to 100 degrees. Usually 10 minutes is a safe bet.
My success rate with this home method is about 90% ( I have a reflow machine but prefer the oven.). I learned this trick from other techs and I do not guarantee results and take no responsibility for those that try it but do not follow precautions.by. My M5030 is 5 years old. About 2 weeks ago, I caught the dreaded 7-Beep disease. After reading several Blogs and trying this and that the final recipe that worked is the (I'll call it) Bake Recipe that you've seen various versions of from Blankets to Ovens.
After doing this, I may even get 3-4 days of Boot without the 7-Beeps, but eventually, I have to heat'er back up. My technique: I use a Heating pad set on High. Set the laptop on the heating pad (lid open) and place a pillow over the keyboard. I let it bake for about 15-20mins.
Sometimes, that is enough. If that doesn't work, I give it a little internal heat by powering up the laptop, let it go into the 7-Beep cycle, replace the pillow (helps the annoyance too) and heat an additional 10-12 mins or so. Power off and try. Repeat if necessary. So far, this is working for me. Hopefully, this technique will work for the next several weeks until I can save a little $$$ and get a new Laptop.
Good Luck and God Bless.by. I have a Dell Inspiron M5010. I had the 7-beep cycle error like others. I tried the blanket wrapped tightly while laptop on for 10 minutes, allowed to cool-no change; then went another 15 minutes, allowed to cool-no change again-still the cycling 7 beeps!So then I followed the advice of another post: Simply held the Fn key down while pressing the ON/OFF button, and BOOM-it immediately went into the blue Pre-boot System Assessment Build 4127. I hit escape to abort testing; the laptop rebooted; took a while to reboot this time, though, and it finally works fine now!
My daughters inspirion had the same problem. It's either the video chip or the processor. In my case it's the chip. Thermal expansion and contraction made hairline fractures under the BGA (ball grid array) chip. Since we needed her laptop Pronto, I put one squeeze clamp on each corner of the bottom bezel (where the keyboard is).
Gently squeezed them so they just start to bend the plastic. This creates enough pressure to make a connection under the chip. Wala, ours worked. Hope this is helpful to you since this is a common problem. I had this problem and its totally fixed now. Googled all over and couldn't find the answer, but I finally got it and I just wanted to come back and share it for the next guy.
There's a guy (it's not me) on ebay selling a kit titled 'Dell M5030 Motherboard GPU Copper Shim Thermal Pad - Prevent 7 Beep Overheat' and it actually works. If you're afraid to take it apart, this might not be for you, but if you're comfortable getting inside it, here it is. It was only about 6 bucks and everything you need is provided (except the cleaner).The instructions provided were a bit unclear, but I did figure it out.
You have to remove the heatsink and clean off all the old thermal grease (CRC QD Electronic Cleaner works good for this - I buy it from Advance Discount Auto Parts, a couple q-tips may be needed too, as the old grease gets a bit baked on, so you might need to rub a little to get it clean) Then you remove the stock thermal pads. Stick the thermal putty on your CPU and the other 2 chips that were under the heatsink.
Then you stick the copper pads to the heatsink where it covers those 2 chips with the new thermal grease. I did this fix and I've been going about 6 weeks strong with no issues and no sign that there ever was a problem.Hope this helps some of you all out. It worked great for me. Thanks for these tips. I fixed my daughter's Inspiron 5552 based on info from here. It's currently running a video as a test to confirm it's good (for now).I happen to have a hot air solder station and I heated the CPU/GPU to 391 degrees F for about 7 minutes, shielding the remainder of the mobo (sort of) using aluminum foil as suggested.
I cut a small square of copper sheet from some I had around, tapped it flat with a hammer, sanded it and used some quality thermal paste on top of the CPU. I placed the copper square on top of that, more thermal grease and then replaced the really sh.tty heatsink fan POS back in place. I did spring up the 'tabs' to provide a bit more tension, hoping the combo of fixes will sink enough heat away to prevent the CPU from overheating and re-breaking the solder connections.
I can't believe just how crappy the heat sinking is for this. I'm surprised the CPU just doesn't thermal out.Time will tell.