I don't know if my computer is a GX150, it says GX1 on the front.  I have  a request posted for help but your's is the closest I found to, maybe,  answer my problem.  This computer stoped working when the top dropped down with a bang onto the chassis. I have the power indicator light on the moniter working and the lights the back indicate the modem is reciving power but nothing else is happening.  How do I check this out?

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@TechBhoy wrote:

Hi all,

 

From my experience of dell systems, (having over 100 GX150s & a number of poweredge servers) it seems that problems are never far away, for instance Ive just searched the forum for:

 

Flashing amber light.

 

Noisy cpu fan.

 

Found a lot of posts here about these! In my case the led problem has always lead to a power supply fault. What I would like to know is; what is it that actually happens to the power supplies to cause the problem to occur???

 

Ive noticed that Dell send refurbed power supplies back to me everytime this occurs, and I believe that this is wide spread and they easily fix this.

 

Another common fault seems to lie with the CPU fan design, the circuit board always seperates from the assembly and begins causing a clicking sound as the fins spin around catching it with every revolution. Ive now fixed over 10 of these CPU fans (dont throw them in the bin - ill have em lol!!!!)

 

Hopefully someone can enlighten me to the powersupply problem (if dell will admit there is a problem) and any others out there post if you too have gx150 woes !!!

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There is no such thing as a generic problem that is only with dell. Thats a myth.

Power supplies Fail.  They get dirty and overheat.  The fan bearings wear out. Etc.

All parts more than a few months old are marked as Refirbished for Tax Reasons. Otherwise they pay taxes on them over and over and over again.

 

We had a issue with some of the gx150's and the amber light. After a little troubleshooting, I found that the power switch board(inside the front bezel , behind the power button) was touching the chassis of the pc case and it would short out.. I removed the front cover and loosened the screw that holds it in place a little bit and everything booted fine.  I would tighten it down and get the amber light again. Loosen it up and it worked.

Hi there

I inherited a GX150 that my wife's company were throwing out - It's a nice little thing for running Linux. But it has the same problem with the fan that you mention - any tips on repairing?

I removed the PSU and opened it up, but I couldn't see anything obvious obstructing the fan. Remarkably little dust too,

Dave

I have Thousands of GX150's, GX110's, GX1's, GX240,260,270's.

I have seen an overheating problem with Small form factor designs but not with the GX150 Tower systems.

There are also heat issues with The Desktop Version of the GX150 but adding a Slot fan to push heat out the back seems to work for those.

If your desire is to rant and rave and be derogatory to others and dell then you have chosen the wrong forum.

I'm not going to get into a flame war. My original statement stands. If you feel that there is truely a "bad design" there are legal avenues at your disposal.

Thanks - It's actually the PSU fan in my case. It's weird - it kind of comes and goes.

We have had way more PS failures with GX150 smalls than statistically normal for wear and tear.  Seeing this post and the others, makes me think legal action is good idea, since according to my manager Dell is claiming that it can't find replacements.  That means that even after scavenging, we are going to have machines that are now useless.  I think it's safe to say that's not good for us, and even though we are buying the same small form format, after I've vigorously argued against that, I think once we have the expected 15-30 dead in the next budget cycle, I can almost guarantee even the bigwigs at the top will be encouraged to look elsewhere.

If anyone here finds a supplier for these powersupplies that have 10+ or more available, please help them out and post 'em, or email me.

Just as a side note, some of these appear to stem from fan failures on the PSs, and if you can catch them before they cook, replacing the fan will save the PS, or at least that has been our experience.