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Dell XPS 18 will power on, most of the time will have 5 beeps followed by 5 beeps. Sometimes after I do that I can get it to go to login and then will cut off. I’ve disconnected the battery and its stayed for a while and actually able to use for a bit. Its back to just cutting on and off. I may get a few minutes of use here and there before it shuts off. Not sure if this is a motherboard issue, battery issue, charger,or cpu issue? Please help.
According to the Dell support website, five beeps is indicative of a bad CMOS battery. Usually this is just a 2032 coin with leads soldered to it and should be cheap enough to pick up. That said, verify the number of beeps as even one less can mean something completely different. https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/…
