Hello Bev, I have replaced the battery (CR2032) with a new battery. I tested the voltage of new battery prior to installing it and it is 3.0VDC. I am still getting the error: "Diskette drive 1 seek failure". I have double checked, step by step, every BIOS setting and all is well. The Tag number is:
<ADMIN NOTE : Service tag removed per privacy policy>
I have changed nothing in this PC in years except the battery.
When I first got this Optiplex GX1 I did a lot of proper work on it and it ha preformed flawlessly for 4 years. I up-graded the CPU and now run at 1.3GHz and run with 768 RAM which was made in the USA. I have done the same up-grade on about 12 Optiplex GX1s and they are all running error free. The HD is a Seagate Baracuda 7200 / 10. The CPU runs cool using a 100% copper sink. The unit utilizes 5 fans two of which are dedicated to the CPU, 1 cools the RAM (which also use copper sinks) and 2 cool the unit. I have done everything I could think of and changed the battery knowing the battery which was being used was OK.
I get the Error but it only lasts a few seconds and then the unit boots-up and runs fine. Now what?
Tom, i am sure you may have heard this one but when e'thing seems to be in its place , clean system,updated and clean connections, etc,etc.........this may do the trick:
Whatever your operating system is , 95, 2000,XP ........whichever...................install your "reinstallation disk" and do just that , of course saving all of your files, not a complete format of hd................just re-install operating system..........John
IF ITS SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT AFFECT THE OPERATIONAL QUALITIES OF YOUR PC.........AND YOU CAN STAND IT.......LEAVE IT BE, SOMETIMES THINGS CAN BE NUDGED INTO A PROBLEM.........MY PC IS 7.4 YEARS OLD WITH MINIMAL UPGRADES.........AS LONG AS IT DOES THE JOB EVERYDAY...............I DO NOT CARE IF IT BREAKS WIND WHEN I START IT UP.............................AS LONG AS IT RUNS EFFECIENTLY , I AM HAPPY, J
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September 9th, 2009 13:00
keltic tom
Have you tried replacing the battery on the motherboard?
You need a 3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell, this can be purchased from a Radio Shack, WalMart, or most pharmacies.
Also, try running Dell diagnostics extended test on the PC.
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide, is HERE
The GX1 service manual is HERE
Note: There are four version of the GX1.
Bev.
keltic tom
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September 9th, 2009 18:00
Hello Bev, I have replaced the battery (CR2032) with a new battery. I tested the voltage of new battery prior to installing it and it is 3.0VDC. I am still getting the error: "Diskette drive 1 seek failure". I have double checked, step by step, every BIOS setting and all is well. The Tag number is:
<ADMIN NOTE : Service tag removed per privacy policy>
I have changed nothing in this PC in years except the battery.
When I first got this Optiplex GX1 I did a lot of proper work on it and it ha preformed flawlessly for 4 years. I up-graded the CPU and now run at 1.3GHz and run with 768 RAM which was made in the USA. I have done the same up-grade on about 12 Optiplex GX1s and they are all running error free. The HD is a Seagate Baracuda 7200 / 10. The CPU runs cool using a 100% copper sink. The unit utilizes 5 fans two of which are dedicated to the CPU, 1 cools the RAM (which also use copper sinks) and 2 cool the unit. I have done everything I could think of and changed the battery knowing the battery which was being used was OK.
I get the Error but it only lasts a few seconds and then the unit boots-up and runs fine. Now what?
keltic tom
johnpenn
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January 14th, 2010 22:00
Tom, i am sure you may have heard this one but when e'thing seems to be in its place , clean system,updated and clean connections, etc,etc.........this may do the trick:
Whatever your operating system is , 95, 2000,XP ........whichever...................install your "reinstallation disk" and do just that , of course saving all of your files, not a complete format of hd................just re-install operating system..........John
johnpenn
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July 6th, 2010 20:00
IF ITS SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT AFFECT THE OPERATIONAL QUALITIES OF YOUR PC.........AND YOU CAN STAND IT.......LEAVE IT BE, SOMETIMES THINGS CAN BE NUDGED INTO A PROBLEM.........MY PC IS 7.4 YEARS OLD WITH MINIMAL UPGRADES.........AS LONG AS IT DOES THE JOB EVERYDAY...............I DO NOT CARE IF IT BREAKS WIND WHEN I START IT UP.............................AS LONG AS IT RUNS EFFECIENTLY , I AM HAPPY, J