optiplex gx270

Question

amber lights on the A and D leds on back of case, wont boot to any IDE device.

Rijko · Answer

ow, the GX270... could this be another capacitor victim ?   The GX270 had a lot of problems with leaking and malfunctioning capacitors. That caused the strangest problems i have ever seen..   To see if that's the problem, open the machine and check the capacitors next to the CPU for signs of trouble like leaking or capacitors with a 'hat' : a bulge on the top instead of a flat top.

SSEiYah · Answer

that appears to be a hard drive problem it could be the controller on the motherboard though, try resetting the nvram with the jumper.

1. Shut down the computer through the Start menu.

2. Ensure that your computer and attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your computer, turn them off now.

3. Disconnect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the computer.

4. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets, and then press the power button to ground the system board.

5. Remove the computer stand, if it is attached.

6. Open Computer Cove

Then.....

1. Locate the password and RTC_RST jumpers on the system board.

2. Remove the password jumper from its pins.

3. Place the password jumper on the RTC_RST pins and wait approximately 5 seconds.

4. Remove the jumper from the RTC_RST pins and place the jumper back on the password pins.

# Close the computer cover.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx270/SM/EN/replbrd.htm#1115891

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