Recent content by ztrain727

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I finally got around to this again and swapped the motherboard. Problem solved. I noticed the power button connect was sliding off it's pins. i bet this is where the trouble was, as the power button works normally now. Didn't notice any play before. Hope this...

Thanks Nnyan! My other custom built workstation has a two pin power button like this, but Dell bundles all the font panel connections into one single plug. Maybe I could find the pin out and try what you mention.

How would one test the power button? It's built into the front panel. Do you mean trying to find the front panel pin out and checking for continuity? I have not tried another CMOS battery but it reads right at 3v.

Thank you Ralston! PSU is a Dell L265EM-00, original to the machine. Not sure of the age or hours as I am the second owner. I re-seated all connections. Booted 4 times in a row, no hick ups. Then I unplugged the PSU, cleared the capacitors, waited, same issue. Won't even POST. Next I...

Resolved by swapping motherboard. Original thread follows: Hello Everyone - I'm having trouble diagnosing what seems to be a hardware failure on a Dell T1700. This is a built up generic box designed for low power consumption video editing, specs are: Dell T1700 Stock Box, MB, PSU Core...