Dell optiplex 9010 upgraded and blinks orange now

Question

Hey so I bought a dell optioned 9010 and it worked great, I bought an msi rx570 gpu and an evga 500br to upgrade for better gaming and I installed them and I tried to boot it up and my power button started blinking (2 times pause 3 times repeat) I replaced them back to the original parts and it’s still blinking in the same pattern, could I have broken something or messed something up in the system? All answered accepted. Thanks

redxps630 · Answer

good rule of thumb is not to replace more than one component at a time or you may not know which is one causing issue. You have now restored the hardware to original configuration and you have a No POST issue. Now you can remove the cmos battery for 5 min (or overnight), drain all power from pc by pressing power button, replace cmos battery, and reset cmos jumper to test.

bradthetechnut · Answer

Dell Diagnostic Indicators are a little vague for your blink pattern, but here's what it says: 2, 3 2 blinks followed by a short pause, 3 blinks, long pause, then repeats Bad Motherboard, Memory or Processor If you can assist to troubleshoot, narrow down the issue by reseating the memory and swapping a known good memory if available. If nothing works, replace the motherboard, memory or processor

bradthetechnut · Answer

Hi @redxps630,

Wasn't there an issue with R-series cards in Optiplex's? I remember that from speedstep posts, but don't remember the specs.

Back to @Jarrett1105

Dell Diagnostic Indicators

Unless done within the last 5 yrs., you might want to replace the CMOS size 2032 battery with a new one, as a low battery can cause all sorts of bizarre problems.

redxps630 · Answer

I do not have hands on experience w AMD R series card in optiplex but I suspect it might be a secure boot UEFI issue. Also AMD R series card tend to be more power hungry than Nvidia cards in general.

bradthetechnut · Answer

Something I did run across in case needed:  Dell Site AMD Radeon R Series Graphics Driver Downloads  I was looking for speedstep posts on the subject.

bradthetechnut · Answer

Here's what I did find; please see screengrabs. The 780 mentioned turned out to be a 790, and it was a 790 in relation to the 3rd screengrab. Too bad I didn't think of screengrabbing sooner. I was hoping to find something in relation to the 4-digit model Optiplex's from the same generation as the 9010. Images will show once approved by a moderator:

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redxps630 · Answer

The power button blinking issue in OP's case may have nothing to do w AMD R as his old card does the same now.  Well just have another OptiPlex user reporting similar issue and eventual discovery of bad psu as the culprit.  A failing psu is a strong suspect in OP case as well.  @Jarrett1105 Please find a verified working psu to test again.

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