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ferdydurke

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September 24th, 2003 23:00

Computer doesn't power up: power button or cabling?

Hello there.

I came home yesterday to a frozen computer running XP Home (even system clock was frozen to time 5 hours prior).  Ctrl-Alt-Del had no effect, and neither did using the power button on the front of the case.  I unplugged the computer, gave it a little time, and attempted to reboot.  But it wouldn't reboot (i.e., the power button had no effect).  I have tried different outlets, power cables, and power supplies, but no luck.  Seems like power is going to MB, as my ethernet card has a green light, and there's a green light on the motherboard.  But no luck making the hard drive spin up or getting any kind of BIOS messages on the monitor.  Any ideas?

Thanks

  • NVRambo

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    Posted September 25th, 2003 01:00

    Which Dell model system do you have here?
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    Posted September 25th, 2003 01:00

    Sorry: Dimension 8200.  BXP5X01