Capri's 71 SS Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN MY DESKTOP COMPUTER WILL NOT COME ON? THE POWER BUTTON GOES TO A FLASHING YELLOW INSTEAD OF GREEN POWER AND THE MINITOR POWER BUTTON STAYS YELLOW TOO. HELP....DID MY HARD DRIVE JUST DIE OR IS THE TOWER DEAD? Quote
Capri's 71 SS Posted December 30, 2010 Author Posted December 30, 2010 Dell Dimension E510 is what we have. Quote
stangeba Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 Not being a computer tech, this reminds me of when my brothers Dell needed a new power supply. Easy fix but he had to use the DELL power supply because they do something to the wiring to force you to use their replacement parts. This was 4+ years ago. Good luck and how good is your back up? Bruce Quote
Ian Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 Could be bad memory, power supply, or USB ports on the front. Read this thread.. http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware...light-dell.html Quote
Capri's 71 SS Posted December 30, 2010 Author Posted December 30, 2010 fortunately I backed up to an external hard drive just a few days ago. Quote
Capri's 71 SS Posted December 30, 2010 Author Posted December 30, 2010 I just read that link - as foreign as it was to understand. Funny, we did lose power some time last night because we got up this morning to blinking clocks & the computer not turning on. I guess I need to take it somewhere? really??? Or is it time for a new one? usb ports on the front? nothing is connected to them. ???????????????????????????????????? Quote
Capri's 71 SS Posted December 30, 2010 Author Posted December 30, 2010 only see a box Tim so ...... Quote
Capri's 71 SS Posted December 31, 2010 Author Posted December 31, 2010 Is there a way for Greg to test the power supply? Call me please.....cell is in the mod forum. Quote
kc8oye Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 caps.. it was a youtube link to the famous startrek line "He's dead jim" Quote
Capri's 71 SS Posted December 31, 2010 Author Posted December 31, 2010 Thanks Allan & Ian - appreciate the help So if it is the power supply & we replace that, will my hard drive and that still be good or have I lost everything because of this? Does Greg need to wear grounding straps to replace the power supply? Quote
Capri's 71 SS Posted December 31, 2010 Author Posted December 31, 2010 ok thanks Allan...that helps we are going to order that one off ebay and see what happens. Quote
Marc A. Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 It couldn't hurt to grab a back-up solution while you're doing computer purchases/swaps/etc. A simple external hard-drive and some backup software, or something hosted in the 'cloud' such as http://mozy.com/ or http://www.backblaze.com/ That way, your computer can kick the bucket anytime it wants and all of your important stuff is elsewhere waiting to jump back onto your new computer/hard-drive. Quote
kc8oye Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 fortunately I backed up to an external hard drive just a few days ago. Quote
Marc A. Posted January 2, 2011 Posted January 2, 2011 Ha, next time I'll read the whole thread before replying. Quote
kc8oye Posted January 2, 2011 Posted January 2, 2011 Ha, next time I'll read the whole thread before replying. i know.. for once we don't have to give the standard lecture about backing up your data Quote
Capri's 71 SS Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 got the new power supply, Greg put it in & life is good! Thanks for all the help! Quote
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