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babarali Posted on Feb 19, 2013

Diagnostic 1 ,4 and battery lights are stable

Helo i m Babar i have dell Optiplex gx520 one day i on my Pc after lot of weeks i saw the diagnostic lights 1,4 are stable and battery light is also on what should i do for it? please answer it!

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That's TWO Problems bro: Your RAM is not SEATED properly and the CMOS Battery is probably very low. Pop the Side panel open with the computer UNPLUGGED. Check to see how many slots of RAM are in the PC. REmove them one at a time, then put them back in carefully, listening for a type of CLICKING sound that indicates proper seating of RAM STICKS. Remove the CMOS battery and install a NEW One. It looks like a NICKEL. After that, plug up the computer with the side panel STILL off to check and see if the lights stop blinking. If they do, shut the computer down again, UNPLUG it and re-fit the side access panel. PROBLEM SOLVED!!!

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its going to rather your power supply or your motherboard has died, id try a different power supply first

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Ekse

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SOURCE: Dell Optiplex GX520 message:

Hey,

there is a 3 volt flat battery inside the computer, it in most cases clearly visible.

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Replace it with the same type of battery, then adjust the clock in the system setup.

All done, all fine.


Let me know if you need anything else.

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Ekse

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 18, 2009

SOURCE: Dell OptiPlex GX520 PC Desktop Problem

Hello everyone, check your cpu - I've just had one of these in for repair and the cpu was faulty - removing the ATX 4way 12v lead let the pc start rather then detecting a short and shutting the psu down. Changing the cpu cured the fault.

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benwabnick

Ben Wabnick

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SOURCE: dell optiplex gx520 keyboard

If your dell machine is recognizing the keyboard properly and installing its own built in drivers properly then the USB ports are working and it a problem with your keyboard

Traci in Texas

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SOURCE: My Dell Optiplex GX520 will not boot. There is no

If 1 & 2 are off ... then you have problems.

Memory modules are detected, but a memory failure has occurred.

  • If you have one memory module installed, reinstall it and restart the computer. (see Memory for instructions on how to remove and install memory modules.)
  • If you have two or more memory modules installed, remove the modules, reinstall one module, and then restart the computer. If the computer starts normally, reinstall an additional module. Continue until you have identified a faulty module or reinstalled all modules without error.
  • If available, install properly working memory of the same type into your computer.
  • If the problem persists, contact Dell (see Contacting Dell).

According to Dell's notes:
Memory modules are detected, but a memory failure has occurred.

Their remedies are:
  • If you have one memory module installed, reinstall it and restart the computer. (see Memory for instructions on how to remove and install memory modules.)
  • If you have two or more memory modules installed, remove the modules, reinstall one module, and then restart the computer. If the computer starts normally, reinstall an additional module. Continue until you have identified a faulty module or reinstalled all modules without error.
  • If available, install properly working memory of the same type into your computer.
  • If the problem persists, contact Dell (see Contacting Dell).

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