Dell Optiplex GX300 Issues

c_wilson · 03-16-2006, 03:28 AM

Hi,

I have 2 Dell Optiplex GX300 dekstops. Both of them have problems. 1 of them makes the error alarm sound that theres no memory when it boots even when it has memory in it. I've got four different sticks of the correct 128mb memory for it that I have tried and still it will not boot. I am certain all the memory is good because the other exact machine boots fine with it. The problem with the second one is that I can't seem the get a display on it. There is an AGP video card installed which I have taken out and put back in. I've also replaced it with a PCI video card and still I can't get any visual. I've checked every cable on everything and I'm pretty sure its something to do with the motherboard but can't really tell. Just to clarify I have not seen these machines in action nor were they my personal pc's. They are two of many desktop systems I won in an auction. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

dai · 03-19-2006, 10:56 AM

the second one sounds like the power supply

**jnob** · 03-19-2006, 02:55 PM

Does sound like the power supply, if you have two of the exact same machines you should just try swapping everything one piece at a time starting with the power supply.

One other thought have you tried to boot the 1st one with each piece of ram individually? One piece could be messing you up only producing different symptoms in each machine, possibly depending on the slot it's seated in.

03-16-2006, 03:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
c_wilson Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	Dell Optiplex GX300 Issues Hi, I have 2 Dell Optiplex GX300 dekstops. Both of them have problems. 1 of them makes the error alarm sound that theres no memory when it boots even when it has memory in it. I've got four different sticks of the correct 128mb memory for it that I have tried and still it will not boot. I am certain all the memory is good because the other exact machine boots fine with it. The problem with the second one is that I can't seem the get a display on it. There is an AGP video card installed which I have taken out and put back in. I've also replaced it with a PCI video card and still I can't get any visual. I've checked every cable on everything and I'm pretty sure its something to do with the motherboard but can't really tell. Just to clarify I have not seen these machines in action nor were they my personal pc's. They are two of many desktop systems I won in an auction. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

03-19-2006, 10:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,670 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	the second one sounds like the power supply __________________

03-19-2006, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
jnob TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Valley Posts: 692 OS: XP Pro, SP2 My System	Does sound like the power supply, if you have two of the exact same machines you should just try swapping everything one piece at a time starting with the power supply. One other thought have you tried to boot the 1st one with each piece of ram individually? One piece could be messing you up only producing different symptoms in each machine, possibly depending on the slot it's seated in. Last edited by jnob; 03-19-2006 at 02:57 PM.