There's also the old standby of pulling everything off the motherboard (drive controllers, RAM, CPU, etc) and powering it up with just PS and motherboard. Add one device, rinse and repeat until you get a change in beeps or light blinks. I've had machines start working just by taking them apart and reinstalling the parts. I've seen RAID drives come back online, machines able to power up that previously did nothing, etc. Dave From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Odd Dell PowerEdge issue
Oh oops...the system doesn't start up at all does it. DOH! Disregard my last e-mail. Did you pull the CMOS battery and try that reset? I'm guessing you're screwed, but... Dave From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Odd Dell PowerEdge issue Hi Folks, I have an out-of-warranty Dell PowerEdge 1850. I *think* the power supply has failed. I had to down the system for 30 minutes or so, then attempted to power it on. I cannot be certain since, oddly, there are no error lights or anything. All I get is a blue blinking status light, which is "general error" according to Dell's voluminous docs. No beeps, buzzes, whistles, etc. There is no disk activity, but the rear fans come one as soon as the power cables are engaged. I don't mind replacing the power supply, but I want to somehow verify. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks, Tom Miller Engineer, Information Technology Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0528 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
