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Title: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: f35raptor on October 12, 2012, 11:51:14 PM

My dads pc wont power on. We have power going to the tower and there is a green light on the mother board next to the power switch wire that connects to the motherboard, but nothing else is turning on. The computer was just working fine earlyer today we got a new desk, and went to switch everything around. The tower was powered down correctly.

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: Stalwart on October 13, 2012, 12:44:19 AM

Sometimes PCs will give you clues when they can't communicate to you via the monitor:

Are there any beeps from the system when you try to power on?  If so, whats the exact pattern, in short / long beeps?

Look closely at the back of the PC near the on-board ports.  Are there any small green, amber or red LED lights lit after you power on?  What exactly is the pattern of the LEDs?

Dell's support site has good online documentation for what the beep codes and LED patterns indicate.
You can look up the manuals for your particular machine by the Dell service tag, or by the model number.

Dell Manuals: http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/my_systems_info/manuals?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=anavml (http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/my_systems_info/manuals?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=anavml)

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: Stalwart on October 13, 2012, 12:49:49 AM

Here's the page for diagnostic lights and beep codes for the Dell Dimension 3000:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3000/en/SM/adtshoot.htm#wp1054081 (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3000/en/SM/adtshoot.htm#wp1054081)

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: uptown on October 13, 2012, 04:45:13 AM

power supply

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: Heater on October 13, 2012, 05:50:47 AM

Call Dell :)

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: Meatwad on October 13, 2012, 06:55:48 AM

Power Supply x2

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: zack1234 on October 13, 2012, 07:04:57 AM

button battery? :)

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on October 13, 2012, 09:11:20 AM

Quote from: f35raptor on October 12, 2012, 11:51:14 PM

My dads pc wont power on. We have power going to the tower and there is a green light on the mother board next to the power switch wire that connects to the motherboard, but nothing else is turning on. The computer was just working fine earlyer today we got a new desk, and went to switch everything around. The tower was powered down correctly.

If the computer won't boot after you moved it, go through all the cables and components inside the computer to make sure they're securely attached. Especially VGA display cards were prone to moving and causing the computer to fail to boot.

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: madhogg on October 13, 2012, 05:32:05 PM

Turn on screen.    :D

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: rpm on October 14, 2012, 12:24:01 AM

Does it have steam?

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: Mano on October 14, 2012, 04:23:53 PM

Power supply (agree with the others who said power supply)

And you can change it in 5 to 10 minutes. Get one that is rated higher in watts.

 :D

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: ariansworld on October 14, 2012, 07:43:52 PM

Check your capacitors....... I tend to find a lot of those burnt up, or exploded.

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: uptown on October 14, 2012, 09:07:32 PM

 Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator  :old:
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk121/TheAmish/Looneytunes.jpg)

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: RicOShay on October 14, 2012, 10:04:49 PM

Quote from: Heater on October 13, 2012, 05:50:47 AM

Call Dell :)

  Yup call Dell, hope your fluent in Hindu.

  Sounds like your power supply took a crap.

Title: Re: Dads dell dimention 3000 wont power on
Post by: rpm on October 14, 2012, 11:31:31 PM

Quote from: uptown on October 14, 2012, 09:07:32 PM

Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator  :old:
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk121/TheAmish/Looneytunes.jpg)

There would have been an Earth shattering KA-BOOM if it went out.