New hard drive, computer will not start, hearing alarm

[garyn77]

I have a Dell XPS 420 desktop, windows 7 64bit, Seagate Barricuda 720GB hard drive, and a new Western Digital Caviar 2 TB Hard drive. Both hard drives are SATA
my problem is:
I just removed my old hard drive and installed the new Western Digital one, and when I go to turn on my computer to get it setup I hear an alarm from inside the computer, and nothing appears on the screen. I have tried turning in on since with the old hard drive and have the same problem

 

[MikeHalloran]

When it fails a self-test before the display is initialized, the typical computer tries to tell you what happened by turning the alarm speaker on and off, making 'beep codes'.

Find yours here:

http://ttselectrical.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/545

 

[BadBigBen]

Correct Mike, until the fault gets identified there is nothing else we can tell you to do at this stage...


Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

 

[kjv1611]

garyn77,

Did you ever find anything?

 

[tf1]

Does the Dell have a chassis alarm? Maybe you haven't replaced the cover correctly?


Regards: Terry