No canned air required. Just "Clippy".
Bob
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seems to have a power problem . This morning I pressed the power button to start up and the power button just stayed yellow instead of blue and the machine did nothing. No fans or light from the graphics card.I pressed the button a few more times and still it didn't change so I unplugged it and unplugged the monitor, keyboard and mouse and plugged the power cord back in and still nothing but a yellow power button . I opened the case and took out the graphics card and the wireless adapter and still nothing. Now not even a yellow power button. I'm thinkin' a new psu is in order. would that be a safe bet? I looked around and found this through Amazon http://www.amazon.com/KENTEK-Replacement-TFX0250D5WB-DPS-250ab-28-04G185021200DE/dp/B008551ZI8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368305023&sr=8-1&keywords=400W+TFX+Replacement+Dell+Power+Supply will this do the job?...Digger
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the fan tried to spin like a quarter turn (made me jump lol) and than stopped and that's it.
we just got it runnin. Alrighty than psu ordered. Anything else I need to get with that or does everything come in the box? How about this since we have a little extra juice>> http://www.amazon.com/HIS-Express-Profile-Graphics-H667FN1G/dp/tech-data/B0062HIQLU/ref=de_a_smtd
I recall that model is often noted at tomshardware for it's efficient power usage. That is, it delivers the most polygons per Watt.
Bob
as always "You Da Man" ! I'm gonna put the 5450 I was using in a neighbors old Compaq Presario and make her day . I'll let ya know when I get the stuff and installed. Thanks ...Digger
Hooked up my new 400 watt psu and my new gpu and the Dells up and running. It was easier than I thought! I had to give up my wireless card though because the fans on the gpu hang over the slot . I don't need it anyway now because I moved the printer closer to the computer and ran a usb connector so all is well. Thanks again for the help....Digger
and here's the specs . Hows it look?Hardware Monitoring : ITE IT8718F
Processor Voltage : 1.33 V
VIN1 : 3.02 V
+3.3V Voltage : 3.41 V
+5V Voltage : 5.05 V
+12V Voltage : 12.29 V
+5V VCCH : 5.13 V
VBAT : 3.22 V
TMPIN0 : 34 °C
TMPIN1 : 36 °C
FANIN0 : 1762 rpm
FANIN2 : 1520 rpm
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Hardware Monitoring : ACPI
THRM : 40 °C
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Processor Intel Pentium : Sensor DTS
Core 1 : 32 °C
Core 2 : 34 °C
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AMD Radeon HD 6670 : ATI Catalyst Driver
Temperature : 41 °C
Fan : 40.0%
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Hard Disk Monitoring : S.M.A.R.T
Hard Disk SAMSUNG HD321KJ : 38 °C