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January 4th, 2024 23:39

Power button lights blinking question

why the power lights blinking? im using my optiplex 5080 mini tower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubinVFNm_Gk

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  • redxps630

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    Posted January 5th, 2024 01:24

    three blinks followed by a short pause, one blink, long pause, then repeats. RTC Power Failure CMOS Battery Failure
    • If you can troubleshoot, narrow down the issue by swapping a known good CMOS battery, if available.
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    Posted January 5th, 2024 01:31

    That is flashing for diagnostics. When the computer can't boot because of problems with it's hardware, or it has a non-software related issue that it can't report to the OS, it flashes the power button light in a sequence so you can diagnose the problem easier. In the manual, on page 72, we can see all the possible sequences that it could flash in. From your video, we can see it flashes 3 amber, then 1 white indicating a CMOS battery failure. Replacing the coin battery on the motherboard in the computer should do the trick. You will need a new CR2032 coin battery such as this one

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    Posted January 6th, 2024 15:56

    I bought this on ebay, does it work for my Optiplex 5080 mini tower?