I have had several of the GX260's lose the power supply after displaying those symptoms.
Jon On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:28 AM, Ames Matthew B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could it be the exploding capacity issue again? Although I would have > thought it would have applied to PCs older than a couple of years - more > around the 3-4 year age (if not older?) The ones I have seem generally fail > to power up at all. > > Cheers, > Matt > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* 02 September 2008 14:14 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Weird issue with older Dell PCs > > Hi Folks: > > We see an odd issue here with some of our Dell Optiplex machines, and one > Dell Dimension. Most of these units are two years old or older. What > happens is that the user turns on the machine, the fan goes into overdrive, > (sounds like a 1U server starting), and then nothing. The user turns the PC > off, waits 30 seconds or so, then can usually turn it on successfully. This > is periodic on these problem PCs. These are GX260 and GX280 units mostly. > I think the Dimension is a 4400 or similar. We haven't been able to > determine the cause. Firmware is current, diagnostics run clean, too. > Whatever it is the newer units don't seen to have this problem (yet). > > Suggestions? > > Tom > > > 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. > > > > > > The information contained in this E-Mail and any subsequent > correspondence is private and is intended solely for the intended > recipient(s). The information in this communication may be > confidential and/or legally privileged. Nothing in this e-mail is > intended to conclude a contract on behalf of QinetiQ or make QinetiQ > subject to any other legally binding commitments, unless the e-mail > contains an express statement to the contrary or incorporates a formal > Purchase Order. > > For those other than the recipient any disclosure, copying, > distribution, or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance > on such information is prohibited and may be unlawful. > > Emails and other electronic communication with QinetiQ may be > monitored and recorded for business purposes including security, audit > and archival purposes. Any response to this email indicates consent > to this. > > Telephone calls to QinetiQ may be monitored or recorded for quality > control, security and other business purposes. > > QinetiQ Limited > Registered in England & Wales: Company Number:3796233 > Registered office: 85 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6PD, United Kingdom > Trading address: Cody Technology Park, Cody Building, Ively Road, > Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX, United Kingdom > http://www.QinetiQ.com/home/legal.html<http://www.qinetiq.com/home/legal.html> > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
