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July 27th, 2025 07:57

Service Tag not recognised

I've a friend who gifted me A Dell T5500 Precision Dual Xeon CPU tower. He had no idea of specs nor condition. I opened it had a look...it had 3 ram modules for both the Main Board Ram Slots and 3 for the Supplementary CPU Slider Ram Slots.

I plugged it in [no monitor nor peripherals] just wanted to see if it turned on...beeped for POST.

It turned on, then gave 5 beep error {guessing that's for no monitor detected?].

Took a couple of photos and when I got home, logged into Dell to search for info...using the Service Tag on the tower...got the result; "There is no match for that Service Tag or product ID. Please try again, auto-detect or choose from all products"

The  Service Tag sticker is not damaged, I read it correctly and typed it into the search bar correctly...why am I getting no results?

I'd really like to find the original specs of the unit...to guide me as to upgrade possibilities and whether I make the effort to refurbish the tower...

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July 27th, 2025 10:50

The only real answer will have to come from your donor.

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July 28th, 2025 00:57

Surely...someone can advise how to obtain System Specs and Drivers...using the Service Tag?

I have no objection to listing it here so that it may be verified, but I seem to recall that posting Service Tag numbers/pics is not allowed??

Why does Dell.com not recognise the proper Service Tag number??

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July 28th, 2025 01:59

Service Tag, Product ID Search Error, or Part Number Results

OLDER/OUT OF SUPPORT SYSTEMS - The Service Tag, Express Service Code, or Serial Number of your computer might not exist in our database if it is an older product model.

In your case, this was a Precision T5500 desktop invoiced 14 years/8 months ago on November 28, 2010 and sold in Australia.

Shipped ram

DIMM 1 = 1GB, DDR3, 1333MHz, Samsung
DIMM 2 = 1GB, DDR3, 1333MHz, Samsung
DIMM 3 = 1GB, DDR3, 1333MHz, Samsung

Riser DIMM 1 = 1GB, DDR3, 1333MHz, Samsung
Riser DIMM 2 = 1GB, DDR3, 1333MHz, Samsung
Riser DIMM 3 = 1GB, DDR3, 1333MHz, Samsung

The generic Precision T5500 Service Manual has a "Specifications" section.

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