Alienware Aurora: 6 Beeps on Startup

Jacksparks333

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I was adjusting the fan speed in MSI Afterburner, and as soon as I hit the "Apply" button to set the fan speed the computer froze. It was completely unresponsive. I held the power button to turn it off, and when it turned back on, it beeped 6 times over and over again. I have two Radeon HD 7870s. I noticed the fans were not spinning on either of the cards. I removed the CrossFire bridge, used only one card, and switched around the power cables. I even tried using an old card and there were still 6 beeps. I am completely at a loss for what it could be. I did some research and found some threads telling me to look at the green LED on my motherboard, but mine doesn't have one. I reseated my ram and everything. What could be going wrong?
 

Jacksparks333

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That worked-- Thanks so much!! I thought I would have to replace the video card! :ouch:
 

Ameture123

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I am very inexperienced at this. How do you reset the CMOS