Comments on: Dell problems… http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Wu http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-11297 Wu Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:28:59 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-11297 As for my Dell Dimension 5100, the front panel USB ports were badly shorted. After cutting off the two USB ports from the front panel circuit board, the computer is working again. PS, I think someone or mostly a child, forced inserting a device into the USB port and shorted the wiring inside. As for my Dell Dimension 5100, the front panel USB ports were badly shorted. After cutting off the two
USB ports from the front panel circuit board, the computer is working again.
PS, I think someone or mostly a child, forced inserting a device into the USB port and shorted the wiring inside.

]]> By: david http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-11266 david Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:36:34 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-11266 Easy as 'dell'? NOOO!! Easy as ‘dell’? NOOO!!

]]> By: Amber Nowak http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10729 Amber Nowak Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:33:51 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10729 I Think it is time to have a class action Law suit. I got a brand new Dell Lap TOp and it has been a literal nitghtmare. I have spent over 18 hours literally talking to tech support one problem after another. They even sent a new hard drive which I had to replace myself and spent another 7 hours to get it working with them in my computer online fixing it. They will not replace the lemon they sent me and they transfer me to one person after another saying I can help you, give me your information and the problem and I went through the whole thing with seven different people only to be dissconnected. It Is how they train these people to keep passing you on to antoher and they know that we as individuals do not have the money to hire an Attorney individually. The climate is rip , big business is getting bigger they do not care about fxing thier problems and move on to the next victum. I think a class action suit is the way to go. I plan on researching this more and contacting Networks big and small. Anyone else interested? I Think it is time to have a class action Law suit.
I got a brand new Dell Lap TOp and it has been a literal nitghtmare. I have spent over 18 hours literally talking to tech support one problem after another. They even sent a new hard drive which I had to replace myself and spent another 7 hours to get it working with them in my computer online fixing it. They will not replace the lemon they sent me and they transfer me to one person after another saying I can help you, give me your information and the problem and I went through the whole thing with seven different people only to be dissconnected. It Is how they train these people to keep passing you on to antoher and they know that we as individuals do not have the money to hire an Attorney individually. The climate is rip , big business is getting bigger they do not care about fxing thier problems and move on to the next victum. I think a class action suit is the way to go. I plan on researching this more and contacting Networks big and small. Anyone else interested?

]]> By: sallycat10 http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10728 sallycat10 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:57:07 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10728 I've had the dreaded blinking amber light occasionally for the better part of a year. Most of the time, simply unplugging all my USB devices enabled it to restart. Because of that, I've suspected some sort of USB issue. I even bought a new USB hub. but this time when the amber started, NOTHING worked. Thanks to all of you, I discovered the pins on the front USB port were bent. I straightened then out and voila! Perfect. I have never heard of this happening on any other computer. On mine, even the plastic bar surrounding the pins came out. Are these cheap parts? What the f? Anyway, I'm glad I finally have it figured out after almost a year. Thanks! I’ve had the dreaded blinking amber light occasionally for the better part of a year. Most of the time, simply unplugging all my USB devices enabled it to restart. Because of that, I’ve suspected some sort of USB issue. I even bought a new USB hub. but this time when the amber started, NOTHING worked.

Thanks to all of you, I discovered the pins on the front USB port were bent. I straightened then out and voila! Perfect. I have never heard of this happening on any other computer. On mine, even the plastic bar surrounding the pins came out. Are these cheap parts? What the f? Anyway, I’m glad I finally have it figured out after almost a year. Thanks!

]]> By: clarke http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10727 clarke Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:42:20 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10727 Dell Dimension Desktop. Flashing amber power light caused by damaged USB port. Spacer broke off and pins shorted to housing. Dell Dimension Desktop.
Flashing amber power light caused by damaged USB port. Spacer broke off and pins shorted to housing.

]]> By: Moogi http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10725 Moogi Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:13:48 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10725 JV makes the most sense. After reading 3/4 of the way thru 2 years worth of problems it sounded to me like mutiple issues. Yeah, Dell has the info on their website now, after all these good people shared their experiances. I got much more out of these postings than the Dell site. The usbs are fine, tried the switch, last removed the 'nickle' size battery. Unplugging the power, removing the battery, replacing the battery, plugging the E510 back in and it booted up, whew. Now to back it all up and buy something else. JV makes the most sense. After reading 3/4 of the way thru 2 years worth of problems it sounded to me like mutiple issues. Yeah, Dell has the info on their website now, after all these good people shared their experiances. I got much more out of these postings than the Dell site. The usbs are fine, tried the switch, last removed the ‘nickle’ size battery. Unplugging the power, removing the battery, replacing the battery, plugging the E510 back in and it booted up, whew. Now to back it all up and buy something else.

]]> By: wvkevn http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10716 wvkevn Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:46:41 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10716 What none of these blogs refers to is using Dells Support site. The flashing amber light means that you had bad power going to the cpu. Although it can be a bad power supply, Dell support gives you a checklist of things to do before you replace the power supply. I fixed the blinking amber light by removing everything connected through the USB connections. After getting the machine rebooted I found out that the problem was a bad External Western Digital hard drive, which was caused by a power brownout. Before you turn your dell into a paperweight, go to the dell support site and tell them the model and service numbers and they will talk you through what a qualified repairman would do to your machine. The best advice I can give to anyone owning any computer system, laptop or desktop, is to purchase an unigoodnterruptable power supply (UPS) device with surge protection along with the software provided to shut down your system during a power outage. It will save you a lot of money and distress in the long run. And it will protect your system from needing power supplies and other parts ordered and replaced! A good UPS machine will filter your power needs and allow you to shut down properly for about $200 per 10 minutes of shutdown time. They are very cheap in the long run. APC sells the best ones that I have and do use. You can find a refurbished UPS for around $25. Even though you get what you pay for, I'd rather have a cheap UPS than none at all. wvkevn What none of these blogs refers to is using Dells Support site. The flashing amber light means that you had bad power going to the cpu. Although it can be a bad power supply, Dell support gives you a checklist of things to do before you replace the power supply. I fixed the blinking amber light by removing everything connected through the USB connections. After getting the machine rebooted I found out that the problem was a bad External Western Digital hard drive, which was caused by a power brownout. Before you turn your dell into a paperweight, go to the dell support site and tell them the model and service numbers and they will talk you through what a qualified repairman would do to your machine. The best advice I can give to anyone owning any computer system, laptop or desktop, is to purchase an unigoodnterruptable power supply (UPS) device with surge protection along with the software provided to shut down your system during a power outage. It will save you a lot of money and distress in the long run. And it will protect your system from needing power supplies and other parts ordered and replaced! A good UPS machine will filter your power needs and allow you to shut down properly for about $200 per 10 minutes of shutdown time. They are very cheap in the long run. APC sells the best ones that I have and do use. You can find a refurbished UPS for around $25. Even though you get what you pay for, I’d rather have a cheap UPS than none at all.
wvkevn

]]> By: biguglyman http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10722 biguglyman Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:17:14 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10722 Have an e510 with the same problem. I've tried all the above solutions with no luck. At this point I'm assuming the MB is bad as there isn't much else it could be. Have an e510 with the same problem. I’ve tried all the above solutions with no luck. At this point I’m assuming the MB is bad as there isn’t much else it could be.

]]> By: Howard http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10724 Howard Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:39:28 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10724 well, I DID buy a new powersupply (450w) and lo and behold I can turn this thing on and off at will after a week, I have had no probs whatsoever , no yellow light! It seems to have worked for me, so I popped back to let others know there is hope that it can work. Best of luck to you. ps. I also had to cut a hole for the on/off switch, no big deal, hopefully I don't need to look back there more than just enough to clean the hard to open case. well, I DID buy a new powersupply (450w) and lo and behold I can turn this thing on and off at will after a week, I have had no probs whatsoever , no yellow light! It seems to have worked for me, so I popped back to let others know there is hope that it can work. Best of luck to you.

ps. I also had to cut a hole for the on/off switch, no big deal, hopefully I don’t need to look back there more than just enough to clean the hard to open case.

]]> By: Howard http://plaxoed.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10721 Howard Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:42:16 +0000 http://blog.plaxoed.com/2006/06/26/dell-problems/#comment-10721 I hesitate to try a power supply since it seems to have fixed the problem in only a few isolated cases. I hesitate to try a power supply since it seems to have fixed the problem in only a few isolated cases.

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