Computer not booting

nitr0uk · 23 Jul 2010 at 15:01

Hey guys, would like some assistance if possible.

It's a Dell C521 and the problem is as follows...

Turn the computer on, it then powers on but doesn't show the usual green power light but only shows orange. You then hear loud noise from the fans and nothing else, computer doesn't boot, nor do you get any images showing on screen.

Could this be a power supply issue? Any help is appreciated.

nitr0uk · 23 Jul 2010 at 21:42

Thanks for your reply.

I'm not using a graphics card and currently have the monitor plugged into the onboard GPU.

I will try one RAM stick at a time and see how that goes.

nitr0uk · 23 Jul 2010 at 22:03

Just tried each ram stick one at a time, and still experiencing the same problem.

nitr0uk · 24 Jul 2010 at 13:17

I took the battery out for at least 30 seconds to clear the CMOS, but unfortunately am still experiencing the same problem.

I have access to ATX PSU's, I assume this will still be compatible with the Dell BTX motherboard.