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TLDR: Dell Optiplex 3010 SFF wont POST, tried googling for tips, none have worked so far. What else can I try?
What I have tried (as suggested on various other forum's when googling):
Details:
I was given an Optiplex 3010 SFF by another forumite (stated no processor, RAM, HDD) but working.
I obtained a working i3 2120 processor from another member (PIF), and am reusing an old HDD I have as well as RAM. Lo and behold when I removed the cooler from the Optiplex I see that it does indeed have a processor installed (i3 3220).
It also had 2GB ram, which I removed and replaced with 2x 4GB sticks.
Re-using a 250GB HDD I had laying around.
I had to rewire the system fan as the cable was cut at the jumper (followed the same pattern as was before so not issue with crossed wires)
Plugged in the monitor and power cable, CPU fan comes on, motherboard light comes on (receiving power) but no display. At first I suspected perhaps the VGA port is not working so I tried the HDMI port, no change. Then I did some googling and tried the steps I mentioned above with no luck.
Does anybody have any suggestions on what I can try?
What I have tried (as suggested on various other forum's when googling):
- Removing 1 of the 2 installed DIMMs and trying using slot 1 only, then slot 2 only. Tried with 2 different sticks of RAM.
- Changing the CMOS battery.
- Resetting the CMOS using the CMOSCLR1 jumper
- Changing the processor
- Unplugging the front power button cable
- Using HDMI instead of VGA (in case it's a display issue and not a motherboard issue)
Details:
I was given an Optiplex 3010 SFF by another forumite (stated no processor, RAM, HDD) but working.
I obtained a working i3 2120 processor from another member (PIF), and am reusing an old HDD I have as well as RAM. Lo and behold when I removed the cooler from the Optiplex I see that it does indeed have a processor installed (i3 3220).
It also had 2GB ram, which I removed and replaced with 2x 4GB sticks.
Re-using a 250GB HDD I had laying around.
I had to rewire the system fan as the cable was cut at the jumper (followed the same pattern as was before so not issue with crossed wires)
Plugged in the monitor and power cable, CPU fan comes on, motherboard light comes on (receiving power) but no display. At first I suspected perhaps the VGA port is not working so I tried the HDMI port, no change. Then I did some googling and tried the steps I mentioned above with no luck.
Does anybody have any suggestions on what I can try?