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February 20th, 2025 15:02
INSPIRON 660s Solid Amber light and 5 Beeps
Hi,
I have lost the power supply for this PC so I tried running the PC with an ATX power supply, and I get this amber light with 5 beeps! I bought this in 2013 and want to run it as my secondary PC now, any help?
I temporarily gave it away to someone for a few years and they have returned it to me. The CPU fan and everything runs just fine, I also unmounted the RAM stick and heard the two beeps, but I am yet to try replacing the CMOS battery.
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redxps630
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February 20th, 2025 19:38
yes you should replace cmos battery w a one
then clear cmos by motherboard CMOS CLR1 jumper
Inspiron 660 Owner's Manual
13 CMOS reset jumper (CMOSCLR1)
pandafirebreather
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February 21st, 2025 08:11
@redxps630 Hi, thank you for your reply.
I just tried the CMOS reset with the new battery and it's still the same, glowing amber light and 5 beeps.
Do you suspect motherboard failure or something else?
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February 21st, 2025 08:25
Understanding Beep Codes on a Dell Desktops | Dell US
pandafirebreather
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February 21st, 2025 08:33
Thanks I did go through that page and it says the Solid amber could mean
This is so confusing, I tried two batteries and they are both new but still no luck