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All other Hardware - [Answered] Dell Dimension 4600 Boot up problems!! PLEASE HELP!!! posted in the Hardware forums; hey Tketo19 With the machine unplugged from the wall remove the battery from the motherboard. Then with the machine still unplugged press the On button for several seconds to dissipate ...

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Default Re: Dell Dimension 4600 Boot up problems!! PLEASE HELP!!!

hey Tketo19
With the machine unplugged from the wall remove the battery from the motherboard. Then with the machine still unplugged press the On button for several seconds to dissipate any remaining electrical charge on the motherboard. Then re-install the battery, plug the machine back into the wall and see if it will boot normally.

If the machine still fails to boot then strip the motherboard down to the bare minimum. By bare minimum I mean remove all expansion cards, disconnect all drives and leave just the processor, memory and graphics card in the machine after reseating them. If the computer boots this way then start connecting each device one at a time until the no boot scenario returns. This would then indicate which device has failed and is causing the problem. Also try booting the system without the keyboard, mouse or any other device plugged into the rear of the system. If you have more than one memory module installed then try booting with only one and then swap them around and try again. If this procedure doesn't resolve the problem then you maybe looking at a situation where the motherboard has failed.


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Default Re: Dell Dimension 4600 Boot up problems!! PLEASE HELP!!!

Uh, Daniel,

It's great that you can help, but this is kind of an old post. Remember to check the dates of the last post in a thread. Learned that from experience. :lol:

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sorry my mistake : i guess i was sleeping.


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:-D No worries bruddah



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