Dell xps studio read/write error system will not fire up 4 beep

Marty,
The 5 beep code on the XPS 9100 refers to a CMOS Battery Failure. You can click the link below to download the online manual. The manual provides information on removing/replacing parts within your computer.
http://dell.to/1GTRXZt
Thank You,
Dell-Jesse L
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Hi,
Here is a list of beeps that can help you:

1 beep BIOS ROM checksum in progress or System board failure
2 beep No memory modules detected
3 beep System board failure. Power LED is blinking amber
Time-Of-Day Clock test failure
Gate A20 failure
Super I/O chip failure
Keyboard controller test failure
4 beep Memory failure
5 beep CMOS battery failure
6 beep Video card failure


AK

I hope this site helps you:
http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/kcs/kcsarticles/articleview?docid=594853
Terry

4 beeps on startup is a RAM error. Locate the ram stick(s), remove and re-seat them. Make sure you do this with the machine powered off and the battery removed!!!

well it s a ram problem

One Beep (Possible system board failure - BIOS ROM checksum failure)
Two Beep (No RAM detected)
Three Beep (Possible system board failure - Chipset error)
Four Beep (RAM read/write failure)
Five Beep (Real Time Clock failure)
Six Beep (Video card or chip failure)
Seven Beep (Processor failure)
Eight Beep (Display failure)

DELL BEEP CODES
Beep Codes Beep Code Description Failure Coverage 1 System Board: BIOS ROM failure System Board, covers BIOS corruption or ROM error 2 Memory No Memory / RAM detected 3 Chipset Error (North and South Bridge Chipset DMA/IMR/ Timer Error for Intel platform); Chipset Error System Board Chipset Failure Time-Of-Day Clock test failure. Gate A20 failure Super I/O chip failure Keyboard controller test failure. 4 RAM Read/Write failure Memory failure 5 RTC Power Fail. CMOS battery failure 6 Video BIOS Test Failure Video card / chip failure 7 CPU Cache Test Failure CPU failure 8 LCD LCD failure

Remove and reinstall the memory for the error codes: 1000-0122
1000-0123
2000-0123
Please see the Service manual for instructions on how to remove and replace the memory.

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no first you will need to uninstall vista and then you can install xps.so first you will need to format the drive containing operating system