Old Dell Precision 380 Workstation -- SOLVED
I know this is a long shot, but you RV buddies have help me out in the pass. I have an very old Dell Precision 380 Workstation -- must be 10 years old. I have not used it for about a year. It worked ...
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TenOC wrote:
Today I was able to turn on the PC. I did not do anything different from a few days ago when it would not turn on. As it came on at the "black screen" I got a low system voltage warning which I think refers to the round BIOS battery. This surprised me because I replaced this battery (with a newly purchased battery) a few days ago when I first had the problem.
I plan to let the PC run overnight or until it dies and then check the voltage on the BIOS battery.
If it has been plugged in this whole time, it pretty well confirms the capacitor theory. This is exactly the symptomology of failure. It came on due to the capacitors that are still good and the ones close to failure have warmed to a point of functionality.
