hello everyone i own a dell demension desktop 3000 that would not turn on. i checked the power supply unit and it works fine in another machine and pass all testing but when i place it in the dell it would not turn the system on. Can anyone help me
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Jump to PostDoes it turn on any lights on the motherboard ,should be red one somewhere on the board , usually when this happens its the motherboard gone bad
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caperjack
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Does it turn on any lights on the motherboard ,should be red one somewhere on the board , usually when this happens its the motherboard gone bad
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yea a green light comes on on the motherboard. i think the motherboard is gone too! have a question thought does the same thing happen if the memory is bad.
hughv
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Check the diagnostic light on the back:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4600/en/4600/sm/advtrbl.htm#1084976
caperjack
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yea a green light comes on on the motherboard. i think the motherboard is gone too! have a question thought does the same thing happen if the memory is bad.
green is good, yes ram could cause problems like this .
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