Turns on when I plug-in

SunsArchitect · 04-18-2008, 02:23 PM

Hi this is my first time on this forum, I have a Dell B110 and the other day I plugged my computer in and it started up on it's own, the power light is green and the MOBO lights diagnose a memory failure. I push the power button and the computer turns off and won't turn back on.

I unplug and plug it back in and there is a steady amber power light and the MOBO lights are off. I can only figure there is an error in the pre-BIOS system and there is a problem with the memory but I still don't understand why it is starting up on it's own.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

**Terrister** · 04-18-2008, 04:33 PM

Most of the time I have seen the solid amber light on the Dells, it has been a bad power supply. The is also a chance it is the motherboard. Is it under warranty?

04-18-2008, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
SunsArchitect Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1 OS: XP	Turns on when I plug-in Hi this is my first time on this forum, I have a Dell B110 and the other day I plugged my computer in and it started up on it's own, the power light is green and the MOBO lights diagnose a memory failure. I push the power button and the computer turns off and won't turn back on. I unplug and plug it back in and there is a steady amber power light and the MOBO lights are off. I can only figure there is an error in the pre-BIOS system and there is a problem with the memory but I still don't understand why it is starting up on it's own. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

04-18-2008, 04:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Turns on when I plug-in Most of the time I have seen the solid amber light on the Dells, it has been a bad power supply. The is also a chance it is the motherboard. Is it under warranty? __________________