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More info?)
Thanks I seem to have located the problem. I re seated the video card, it
took a few times but now everything seems ok. I noticed some lines on the
monitor and that clued me in to think it was the problem. I even replaced
the card with another one I had but didn't solve the problem until I found
the right spot. Jeff
"John O" <jo@nospam.ca> wrote in message
news:BHwxe.15793$mK5.1122396@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Just a thought but if the CPU fan is not running on the back of the case,
> that may be a problem. I am not sure about the older Dimensions but the
> 3rd wire verifies that the fan is spinning. If that verification is not
> assured, the system will not run. The Dell support site has a ton of
> information including service and troubleshooting manuals for the D300.
>
>
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dalex/Docs.htm
>
> Regards,
> John O.
>
>
> "Fred Mau" <fred-dot-mau@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns9686D794CB723freddotmaucomcastnet@216.196.97.131...
>> "Jeff" <Jeff@nospam.com> wrote in news:5ucxe.116$8F.18@fe11.lga:
>>
>>> When I turn on the computer it powers on. The hard drive seems to be
>>> spinning but no signal to the monitor. The motherboard seems to have
>>> power because the heat sink on the chip is hot. The fan at the rear
>>> of the case doesn't spin but the power supply fan works. The light on
>>> the power switch is on but the second light starts for about 30
>>> seconds and goes out. Any suggestions? Does this have anything to do
>>> with the CMOS battery? It is the original. Dimension D-300. Thanks
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The D300, if I recall correctly, is vintage '98 or '99 ?
>>
>> I'd replace the CR2032 battery anyway just on general principle. They're
>> only about $3 or $4. They are SUPPOSED to be good for 10 years
>> theoretically, but in actual usage I would presume somewhat less.
>>
>> I have HEARD that there are some Dells that won't boot at all if the CMOS
>> battery is bad, but I've never actually seen this myself. What I
>> typically
>> see with a dead battery is that it boots right into CMOS setup with an
>> "invalid configuration" error.
>>
>> - FM -
>
>
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