For some reason, my Dell Dimension 3000 is acting VERY buggy ever since I tried to replace the CMOS battery(btw I confirmed it isn't the battery)
* The PC keeps automatically turning off, most of the time staying on for less than a second.
* If the PC manages to get on for a decent amount of time, I might see a error such as "Previous startup attempt failed at checkpoint [random every time]" or "Previous startup attempt failed due to thermal event"
* Speaking of the thermal events, one time I saw that error, opened up the PC and found out the CPU was stone cold.
* Sometimes it shows me a glitched out screen(the pc uses integrated graphics)
Here are pictures of the internals:
[image|3247629]
[image|3247628]
[image|3247630]
And my ports:
* AC power cord
* VGA cable(integrated graphics)
* Keyboard and mouse(High-speed USB ports)
UPDATE #1: I tried turning it on and it succeded:
* Here's a picture of the error screen(I had unplugged the usb keyboard and mouse for troubleshooting purposes)
[image|3247635]
* The screen glitched out right after the error screen and then shut down:
[image|3247636]
* I tried a few more startup attempts and now it's essentially thermal events(CPU is still cold)
UPDATE #2:
* The issue went away! Hopefully it stays that way. I'll have to see.
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UPDATE #3:
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* It's back and worse than ever! First time I booted it up, it showed me only an amber light. All diagnostic lights off, no video output, and no beep codes.[image|3248173]
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* The regular issue came back after that.
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* I suspect the PC may only work after it warms up.
For some reason, my Dell Dimension 3000 is acting VERY buggy ever since I tried to replace the CMOS battery(btw I confirmed it isn't the battery)
* The PC keeps automatically turning off, most of the time staying on for less than a second.
* If the PC manages to get on for a decent amount of time, I might see a error such as "Previous startup attempt failed at checkpoint [random every time]" or "Previous startup attempt failed due to thermal event"
* Speaking of the thermal events, one time I saw that error, opened up the PC and found out the CPU was stone cold.
* Sometimes it shows me a glitched out screen(the pc uses integrated graphics)
Here are pictures of the internals:
[image|3247629]
[image|3247628]
[image|3247630]
And my ports:
* AC power cord
* VGA cable(integrated graphics)
* Keyboard and mouse(High-speed USB ports)
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UPDATE: I tried turning it on and it succeded:
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UPDATE #1: I tried turning it on and it succeded:
* Here's a picture of the error screen(I had unplugged the usb keyboard and mouse for troubleshooting purposes)
[image|3247635]
* The screen glitched out right after the error screen and then shut down:
[image|3247636]
* I tried a few more startup attempts and now it's essentially thermal events(CPU is still cold)
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UPDATE #2:
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* The issue went away! Hopefully it stays that way. I'll have to see.
For some reason, my Dell Dimension 3000 is acting VERY buggy ever since I tried to replace the CMOS battery(btw I confirmed it isn't the battery)
* The PC keeps automatically turning off, most of the time staying on for less than a second.
* If the PC manages to get on for a decent amount of time, I might see a error such as "Previous startup attempt failed at checkpoint [random every time]" or "Previous startup attempt failed due to thermal event"
* Speaking of the thermal events, one time I saw that error, opened up the PC and found out the CPU was stone cold.
* Sometimes it shows me a glitched out screen(the pc uses integrated graphics)
Here are pictures of the internals:
[image|3247629]
[image|3247628]
[image|3247630]
And my ports:
* AC power cord
* VGA cable(integrated graphics)
* Keyboard and mouse(High-speed USB ports)
UPDATE: I tried turning it on and it succeded:
* Here's a picture of the error screen(I had unplugged the usb keyboard and mouse for troubleshooting purposes)
[image|3247635]
* The screen glitched out right after the error screen and then shut down:
[image|3247636]
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* I tried a few more startup attempts and now it's essentially thermal events(CPU is still cold)
For some reason, my Dell Dimension 3000 is acting VERY buggy ever since I tried to replace the CMOS battery(btw I confirmed it isn't the battery)
* The PC keeps automatically turning off, most of the time staying on for less than a second.
* If the PC manages to get on for a decent amount of time, I might see a error such as "Previous startup attempt failed at checkpoint [random every time]" or "Previous startup attempt failed due to thermal event"
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* Speaking of the thermal events, whenever I see that error, I open up the PC and find out the CPU is stone cold.
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* Speaking of the thermal events, one time I saw that error, opened up the PC and found out the CPU was stone cold.
* Sometimes it shows me a glitched out screen(the pc uses integrated graphics)
Here are pictures of the internals:
[image|3247629]
[image|3247628]
[image|3247630]
And my ports:
* AC power cord
* VGA cable(integrated graphics)
* Keyboard and mouse(High-speed USB ports)
UPDATE: I tried turning it on and it succeded:
* Here's a picture of the error screen(I had unplugged the usb keyboard and mouse for troubleshooting purposes)
[image|3247635]
* The screen glitched out right after the error screen and then shut down:
For some reason, my Dell Dimension 3000 is acting VERY buggy ever since I tried to replace the CMOS battery(btw I confirmed it isn't the battery)
* The PC keeps automatically turning off, most of the time staying on for less than a second.
* If the PC manages to get on for a decent amount of time, I might see a error such as "Previous startup attempt failed at checkpoint [random every time]" or "Previous startup attempt failed due to thermal event"
* Speaking of the thermal events, whenever I see that error, I open up the PC and find out the CPU is stone cold.
* Sometimes it shows me a glitched out screen(the pc uses integrated graphics)
Here are pictures of the internals:
[image|3247629]
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[image|324762
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[image|3247628]
[image|3247630]
And my ports:
* AC power cord
* VGA cable(integrated graphics)
* Keyboard and mouse(High-speed USB ports)
UPDATE: I tried turning it on and it succeded:
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* Here's a picture of the error screen(I had unplugged the usb keyboard and mouse for troubleshooting purposes)[image|3247635]
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* The screen glitched out right after the error screen and then shut down:[image|3247636]
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* Here's a picture of the error screen(I had unplugged the usb keyboard and mouse for troubleshooting purposes)
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[image|3247635]
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* The screen glitched out right after the error screen and then shut down:
For some reason, my Dell Dimension 3000 is acting VERY buggy ever since I tried to replace the CMOS battery(btw I confirmed it isn't the battery)
* The PC keeps automatically turning off, most of the time staying on for less than a second.
* If the PC manages to get on for a decent amount of time, I might see a error such as "Previous startup attempt failed at checkpoint [random every time]" or "Previous startup attempt failed due to thermal event"
* Speaking of the thermal events, whenever I see that error, I open up the PC and find out the CPU is stone cold.
* Sometimes it shows me a glitched out screen(the pc uses integrated graphics)
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Here are pictures of the internals:
[image|3247629]
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[image|3247628]
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[image|324762
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[image|3247630]
And my ports:
* AC power cord
* VGA cable(integrated graphics)
* Keyboard and mouse(High-speed USB ports)
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UPDATE: I tried turning it on and it succeded:
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[image|3247631]
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* Here's a picture of the error screen(I had unplugged the usb keyboard and mouse for troubleshooting purposes)[image|3247635]
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* The screen glitched out right after the error screen and then shut down:[image|3247636]
For some reason, my Dell Dimension 3000 is acting VERY buggy ever since I tried to replace the CMOS battery(btw I confirmed it isn't the battery)
* The PC keeps automatically turning off, most of the time staying on for less than a second.
* If the PC manages to get on for a decent amount of time, I might see a error such as "Previous startup attempt failed at checkpoint [random every time]" or "Previous startup attempt failed due to thermal event"
* Speaking of the thermal events, whenever I see that error, I open up the PC and find out the CPU is stone cold.
* Sometimes it shows me a glitched out screen(the pc uses integrated graphics)
Here are pictures of the internals:
[image|3247629]
[image|3247628]
[image|3247630]
And my ports:
* AC power cord
* VGA cable(integrated graphics)
* Keyboard and mouse(High-speed USB ports)
[image|3247631]