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DELL DIMENSION 9100 FAILS TO BOOT

Last answer on Aug 22, 2009 1:43:57 pm BST ANDREW, on Oct 25, 2008 7:36:36 pm BST 
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Hello,

I wonder whether anyone can help? Recently my Dell Dimension 9100 has failed to boot consistently - that is to say, it sometimes boots properly but it often does not. When it does not boot properly, the on/off button flashes amber (rather than coming on green). When this happens, I can only seem to get it to boot properly by leaving it switched off for fifteen minutes and trying again. And even more recently the computer has started to switch itself off while I'm using it (generally on-line).

Many thanks for any help offered,
Andrew

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xpcman, on Oct 25, 2008 7:56:46 pm BST
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A blinking orange power light typically means a hardware failure that interrupted the boot sequence. It could be the power supply, or it could be the motherboard or even your hard drive. Try unplugging your hard drive and see if the PC turns on.

   
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andrewj, on Oct 26, 2008 6:01:32 pm GMT

Thank you to xpcman for this response. I'm afraid I'm not very technical. How does one unplug the hard drive without unplugging the PC? Would I have to open up the PC tower and physically take out the hard drive?

   
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xpcman, on Oct 26, 2008 7:29:15 pm GMT
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Open the case and pull the power plug from the hard drive. No need to remove the drive itself.

   
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bagit, on Nov 10, 2008 6:46:14 pm GMT
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This sounds similar to a problem I had with a Dimension E310. The problem with it was a broken USB connector on the front of the machine. Check to be sure none are damaged and if they are, be sure the pins are not touching the metal casing around it. That will cause a short in the system. Hope its something that simple.

   
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mikeopp, on Jan 15, 2009 7:04:31 pm GMT
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Thanks for the usb tip it helped me out.

   
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JJ, on Mar 18, 2009 6:36:52 pm GMT
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Thanks very much bagit this solved my problem. The plastic plate inside the USB socket had broken a long time ago exposing the pins. A recent attempt to plug something in must have bent two of the pins so that they were touching the metal case of the USB socket. Bent them back with a screwdriver and tapped over the socket to prevent it happening again. Incredible to think that something as insignificant as a fragile USB socket could prevent the machine from booting.

   
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CT, on Apr 27, 2009 3:42:48 pm BST
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I have a Dell Dimension 9100 and I too have the orange blinking light when you push the power button. I also have a blinking 2 and 3 on the front panel. Does anyone know what this means? I looked at the USB ports, didn't notice any damage such as bent pins.

Any suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated!

CT

   
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Jake Andrews, on May 6, 2009 7:59:56 pm BST

"A possible floppy drive or hard drive failure has occurred."

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim9150/en/sm/adtshoot.htm#wp1054184

   
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 SABA, on Aug 22, 2009 1:43:57 pm BST
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Hi guys i have dell dimmension E 310 and i have put un extra memery and booted but when i put off and put on again it gives me peping sound which is allmost six.kindly help me.

abass

   
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