My Dell GX280 wont start power button flashes orange and there is a orange light on the mother board. what does this mean and how do I fix it.
Dell Support > Optiplex GX280 Desktop PC > User Manual,
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx280/en/ug/tindex.htm
I chose the Mini-Tower model because the following information applies to all models;
Small Form Factor (SFF)
Small Desktop
Desktop
Small Mini-Tower
Mini-Tower
Computer and Software Problems > Troubleshooting Tools and Utilities > System Lights,
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx280/en/ug/tools02.htm#wp1114432
Now scroll down. What do the Diagnostic Lights indicate?
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joecoolvette
SOURCE: Orange light on Dell GX270 power button
I agree, the Optiplex GX270 is infamous for MoBos going bad. The capacitors have a manufacturing flaw, and up until February of 2008, Dell was replacing those boards for customers for free if it was found that the capacitors were the culprit. I just found a board yesterday with this problem. A sign that the capacitors are bad is either a buldge or they will be leaking an orange-rusted looking substance (primarily capacitors near the CPU). Symptoms of this problem include the PC rebooting itself randomly, and/or getting a BIOS error saying there was a thermal event.
SOURCE: Dell Desktop
unplug the power supply hold the power supply button down with the cord out for up to 60 seconds, then plug it back it, worked for me.
mine was caused by a sensor program trying to access the sensors in the PC which caused a boot failure for some reason.
(computer shutting down to protect itself?)
SOURCE: Dell Optiplex gx280 shuts down and orange power light blinks
It happens because the power supply is overheats and computer goes to standby. The power supply is 160w or lower. Specially it will happen if you put more devices in such as video card or sound card. So the only solution you have is to place a small 1or2 fans toward the power supply to make it cooler. And 1 more thing the power for the fans should come from other sources.
SOURCE: My Dell Precision 380's power light is orange
Check all of the electrical connections to all devices in the machine, especially the motherboard. Many times this is a result of a poor connection being jarred loose during a move.
For the Optiplex 320, a flashing amber light with no sound indication can mean 3 things.
1) Your power supply has failed
2) Your motherboard failed, most likely from a bad capacitor.
3) The front panel board (where the power button is located) is faulty or not connected properly.
I've worked with 10's of 1000's of Dell Optiplex's over the past 8 years and the flashing amber light is well known as a tell-tail sign of one of those three failure. Always start your trouble shoot with a PSU tester, then inspect the motherboard for domed or split/leaking capacitors...then on to the front panel which would require another panel and ribbon from the same model.
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