Help needed for my dell xps710 please

Associate
Joined
9 Jul 2006
Posts
71
Ive just got my hands on an xps 710 system core 2 duo extremne for peanuts but its all screwed up. when it starts monitor doesnt come off standby, lights 1 2 3 light up on the front and after power on 10 secs later system beeps and thats it - PEOPLE I NEED IDEAS!!! this is going to be my project restoration so all minds together please !!! ;)
 
First off, could you list the components inside?

I assume those lights you're referring to are Dell's Diagnostic Light System? If 1,2,3 but not 4 lights up it seems to mean "Other Hardware Failure"
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xps710/en/SM_EN/adtshoot.htm#wp1057135

# Ensure that all hard drive and CD/DVD drive cables are properly connected to the system board (see System Board Components).
# If there is an error message on the screen identifying a problem with a device (such as the floppy drive or hard drive), check the device to make sure it is functioning properly.
# If the operating system is attempting to boot from a device (such as the floppy drive or CD/DVD drive); check system setup (see System Setup) to ensure the boot sequence is correct for the devices installed on your computer.
# If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" in your Owner's Manual).

Mul
 
Last edited:
Mul said:
First off, could you list the components inside?

Mul

its a core 2 duo extremne processor 1tb hard drive, 2 x 1024mb ram, 1gig graphics 2x 7950gtx, sb xifi 128mb physics card, media card reader floppy and 2 dvd writers
 
rupsingh said:
Ive just got my hands on an xps 710 system core 2 duo extremne for peanuts but its all screwed up. when it starts monitor doesnt come off standby, lights 1 2 3 light up on the front and after power on 10 secs later system beeps and thats it - PEOPLE I NEED IDEAS!!! this is going to be my project restoration so all minds together please !!! ;)

I'm guessing stolen / faulty. How much did you pay?
 
neverender said:
Especially as XPS systems dont come with SLI graphics cards (Im currently in the process of ordering one myself =P )

I dont know what planet you are on but xps systemd definetly come with sli graphics!!!! and you couldnt steal one of these, there're too big and heavy
 
rupsingh said:
I dont know what planet you are on but xps systemd definetly come with sli graphics!!!!


Oh deary, I have notebooks on the brain. Little did I consider you were talking about a full XPS system. Silly me.
 
Last edited:
neverender said:
Oh deary, I have notebooks on the brain. Little did I consider you were talking about a full XPS system. Silly me.

well it seems that since they launched the xps 710 h2c sli is only available in that not the standard 710s
 
Excellent. Now go play with it's overclocking features :)

If you enable overclocking in BIOS, you have access to the multiplier control on this dell if I recall right.

Mul
 
i do fix dell pc`s (inc xps machines but so often), most of the time all we got to do is change mb, and that fixes most of no post, no display problems, now you
can buy parts from dell directly but the prices are more than top of the range
components from other manufacturers,

let us know how much were you quoted for parts,

not every xps comes in sli, you can get 1 x graphic card if thats all you can afford,
 
Back
Top Bottom