The Power LED indicator on an HP Pro 3005 Microtower is flashing red, and beeps a sound eight
times, once per second, followed by a two-second pause. What does this indicate?

A.
CPU thermal shutdown resulting from a weak CPU fan.

B.
memory modules that have been installed incorrectly or incorrect modules being used

C.
System board failure or invalid ROM basing on checksum.

D.
unsuccessful BIOS recovery that must be reinitiated