Strip it down to the motherboard, processor, powersupply and front panel. Remove all drives (power and data), cards and memory. See if it beeps for a lack of memory (and check the rear diagnostic leds if it has any). If not, you are down to the motherboard and processor. If it does beep, try 1 dimm at a time.
I already tested without memory and everything else except for CPU and PSU, but I did once more.
No matter what I do, with only the CPU and PSU connected there is nothing else than a spinning CPU fan and and an solid orange powerLED. The diagnostic LEDs on the rear still don't light up and there aren't any beeps. I also replaced the PSU and graphics card without results.
Sounds like a bad motherboard, its "unlikely" the processor went out. Most of the time the motherboard will die before the processor, from the vast majority of pcs ive worked on. However there have been a few I've seen take out both at the same time. Typically shutting off by the power button will leave your machine ok, sounds like yours could have been experiening other problems and by sheer luck it went out when you powered off by the power button. If you had a spare motherboard that would fit the processor that sounds like your next step. Or if you have dell support, have a tech come out for next day service.
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I already tested without memory and everything else except for CPU and PSU, but I did once more.
No matter what I do, with only the CPU and PSU connected there is nothing else than a spinning CPU fan and and an solid orange powerLED. The diagnostic LEDs on the rear still don't light up and there aren't any beeps. I also replaced the PSU and graphics card without results.
How can a server "die" up by turning it off?!
Message Edited by tvdien on 07-29-200605:56 AM
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