Hello fixya.I have a Dell optiplex 260 tower desktop pc.The problem I am facing is I just purchaced a dell monitor and set it up with the pc but when I switch it on nothing came up on the screen only the monitor colour chart so I disconected the monitor and conected it to a second pc which i own and windows xp showed up on the screen.can you please give me you input to the matter.

lhappoldt

If you are needing ethernet drivers for your Dell OptiPlex GX260 you can get them from this link.

http://support.dell.com/

If you are having trouble finding the drivers your need let me know the version of Windows you have.

Issken
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I have a Dell GX 260 optiplex desktop, when I connect the power to the computer, the computer turn on and off repeatedly, so the HD doesn't have the chance to spin up or the monitor to come on. Whyy, please help

Some cables can be ok on test but one of the wires can be loose inside the cable and it will prevent pockets to be sent out and received but will test as ok. not that often but i have seen it before.

Hi,
You can visit the following link
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx270/en/ug/solve.htm#1177038

click on the option
Video and monitor problems

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Proton

Hello,

Here is the link to the Dell OptiPlex 260 desktop.

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=PLX_PNT_P4_GX260&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=

Hope it helps

Hi,
The problem you are facing is that , windows login screen has got corrupted and failes to load your profile.
Restart the computer and tap on the F8 key a couple of times .Select the option "Safe mode". Login as admin a/c.

Disconnect all peripherals except keyboard ,mouse ,monitor and power cord from the back of the tower.

Run a system restore
1.click start>all programs>accessories>system tool and system restore.

if the system restore doesnot work , then you would have to create a new user account .
1. click start>click control panel>click user accounts > create a new account


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proton

It will be compatible with the system, just keep on thing in mind, whatever resolution you set your computer at you may have to keep the ratio aspect active so that way the screen looks properly displayed.

Hi there.
The optiplex GX260 does not support Vista, it only supports XP, Win2000, Win98 and NT 4.0.


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The problem might be with the video card of the system as it might have gone bad. & as far as my knowledge about DELL Optiplex series is concerned they come with a integrated video card. So the problem might be with the mother board...

If this is happening on all workstations you should look at your network settings and verify that your DNS settings are correct.  Also look in the error logs on the server to see if it is fillingup with system or application errors.