Dell Optiplex

[bob]

I recently got this from ebay:
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Dell Optiplex GX1/GX110/GX150/GX200 System Board and PIII Processor
This System Board has been pre-tested and pulled from a working Dell
Optiplex 110 computer. It includes an Intel 866 MHZ Pentium III
Processor and heat sink.
-----------------------------------------------------

I hooked up the 2 power connectors, the "Panel" connector, and my
monitor. Then I flipped the switch.

Nothing happened. I expected to see some errors on my monitor about
missing an HD, etc. Any ideas?

 

[Paul]

I recently got this from ebay:
-----------------------------------------------------
Dell Optiplex GX1/GX110/GX150/GX200 System Board and PIII Processor
This System Board has been pre-tested and pulled from a working Dell
Optiplex 110 computer. It includes an Intel 866 MHZ Pentium III
Processor and heat sink.
-----------------------------------------------------

I hooked up the 2 power connectors, the "Panel" connector, and my
monitor. Then I flipped the switch.

Nothing happened. I expected to see some errors on my monitor about
missing an HD, etc. Any ideas?

I found this picture of a substitute for a power supply for that
motherboard. It has a 20 pin and a 6 pin. I cannot tell if it
is a standard ATX connector or not, cause the picture isn't that
good.

http://www.pcpowercooling.com/products/viewproduct.php?show=S36D&view=photos

If that is an ATX-like power supply, don't you have to press the
front panel power switch to start up the motherboard ?

Paul

 

[~misfit~]

I recently got this from ebay:
-----------------------------------------------------
Dell Optiplex GX1/GX110/GX150/GX200 System Board and PIII Processor
This System Board has been pre-tested and pulled from a working Dell
Optiplex 110 computer. It includes an Intel 866 MHZ Pentium III
Processor and heat sink.
-----------------------------------------------------

I hooked up the 2 power connectors, the "Panel" connector, and my
monitor. Then I flipped the switch.

Nothing happened. I expected to see some errors on my monitor about
missing an HD, etc. Any ideas?

It is my understanding that Dell, while using a 'standard' 20-pin ATX
connector, use non-standard wiring to said connector.

Google it, you may need to move some of the power connector pins around, or
buy a Dell PSU.

 

[bob]

I have a Dell OptiPlex GX1, so I just connected the power from that.
It fit perfectly, so I'm pretty sure it's right.

And, yes, it is a button on the front that I pushed to turn it on.

Any other ideas why it won't work?

 

[UCLAN]

I recently got this from ebay:
-----------------------------------------------------
Dell Optiplex GX1/GX110/GX150/GX200 System Board and PIII Processor
This System Board has been pre-tested and pulled from a working Dell
Optiplex 110 computer. It includes an Intel 866 MHZ Pentium III
Processor and heat sink.
-----------------------------------------------------

I hooked up the 2 power connectors, the "Panel" connector, and my
monitor. Then I flipped the switch.

Nothing happened. I expected to see some errors on my monitor about
missing an HD, etc. Any ideas?

The Dell Optiplex is an ATX *type" of computer, but uses a proprietary
type PSU that has vastly different pinouts than does a standard ATX PSU.
So not only must you activate the PS_ON circuit, but the +5v, +12v,
etc., outputs are NOT wired per ATX specification. A normally wired ATX
PSU will not work with your Optiplex MB.

 

[kony]

The Dell Optiplex is an ATX *type" of computer, but uses a proprietary
type PSU that has vastly different pinouts than does a standard ATX PSU.
So not only must you activate the PS_ON circuit, but the +5v, +12v,
etc., outputs are NOT wired per ATX specification. A normally wired ATX
PSU will not work with your Optiplex MB.

True, but there is no "activate PS_ON" concern, in general
given one type of PSU or the other (standard vs Dell
proprietary), a knife, soldering iron and heatshrink tubing,
they can be converted for use by swapping the pins around
(or using a pin extractor tool for most of the pins except
one or more 3.3V on the aux connector... it'll need spliced
to an ATX lead)... and I have converted some like this but I
don't know if I have the pinout anymore, it was easy enought
to determine pinout by finding the PS-On, 5VSB, and
measuring for voltage vs color with a multimeter.

 

[DaveW]

You have to have RAM installed also.

 

[bob]

What does 6 beeps mean? I threw in some memory and got this.

 

[Paul]

What does 6 beeps mean? I threw in some memory and got this.

If you know the kind of BIOS used, this site has listings of
POST and beep codes.

http://www.bioscentral.com/

But you'd probably be better off with some Dell documentation
of some kind, because the odds of finding just the right list
of info are pretty slim.

Paul

 

[pen]

What does 6 beeps mean? I threw in some memory and got this.

The Beep codes and LED codes are here;
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/Systems/opgx110/ens/ug/messages.htm#system_beep_codes

 

[bob]

I looked here:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/Systems/opgx110/ens/ug/setup.htm

It says the power button behaves differently depending on the OS
that's installed. How does this work?

What if I have no OS?

 

[Rod Speed]

(e-mail address removed) wrote

I looked here:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/Systems/opgx110/ens/ug/setup.htm

It says the power button behaves differently depending
on the OS that's installed. How does this work?

The result you get is configurable in some OSs.

What if I have no OS?

You get to hang yourself.