Fast beep then starts when you start XPS 8700

so I just got a dell xps 8700 and immediately improved, the 650 Watt PSU and GPU to a gtx 980, when I start the machine he has has a very quick chirp and then starts as usual. given that I don't normally it starts the minute I got it that I don't know if this is normal or not, I think that I probably wouldn't put in updates before you start it at least once. Can anyone confirm if this is normal? or does that mean? I don't think that it s the code beeps it starts very well after the beep.

What version of BIOS is installed on this system?

Not sure if this is your problem but some previous versions of BIOS makes a quick beep at startup which was perfectly normal and indicated the JOB was complete. But it has been be mistaken one - beep error code meaning "card mother failure."  For later versions of the BIOS deleted the normal POST beep.

As stated by Jennifer, you will need to restore the material to its factory condition to find out if your upgrades are originally the beep at the STATION. This is why it's always a good idea to test a new system first, before making any major hardware upgrade.

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