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October 26th, 2025 15:59

XPS 8900, 460W PSU, have to press power botton twice to start

Dell 460 Watt Power Supply issue. Sometimes I have to press power botton twice etc. for computer to start. I ran diagnostics but no problem found. Replaced in the past the unit is old. Do I need to replace power supply? Thanks

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October 27th, 2025 01:03

a dying psu would make power button harder and harder to press and turn on pc.  at this point first try replace cmos battery w a new one then clear cmos by motherboard CLR CMOS jumper

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December 23rd, 2025 22:11

@redxps630​ what are the anacromyms cmos, clr jumper? Sorry, I'm an amateur. Thanks

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December 23rd, 2025 22:34

A desktop's CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) is a small memory chip on the motherboard, powered by a coin-cell battery (like a CR2032), that stores essential hardware settings, the system clock (date/time), and boot order, ensuring they're retained even when the PC is off. When the CMOS battery dies (typically 2-10 years), the computer loses these settings, leading to wrong times, boot issues, or lost configurations, requiring a simple battery replacement to fix. Clearing CMOS (resetting the chip) is a troubleshooting step for boot problems by restoring default BIOS settings. 

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December 25th, 2025 00:07

@redxps630​ thanks alot.  now i'm aware. issue resolved

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December 25th, 2025 00:16

Genuine Dell XPS 8900 Power Button Assembly 7R574 07R574. Is this the correct replacement switch? I thin k it is. thanks

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Dell xps 8900 power botton switch

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25-12-2025 00:05 AM

issue  has been resolved

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December 26th, 2025 23:12

@redxps630​  I removed battery and then cleared cmos by motherboard CLR CMOS jumper.

now the computer starts as soon as I plug it in. The power switch won't turn the unit off and the computer screen does't connect...light up etc. Thanks

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