You probably have a dead hard drive, one simple way of testing this theory is to press F2 on your keyboard when the Dell logo appears to enter BIOS, look under IDE configuration or Boot order, if your primary is hard drive is not there, then it has finally met it's end.
Sorry, but that that computer had a very long life
SOURCE: Dell OptiPlex GX150 won't do anything.
try going to the bios by pressing f2 or delete key on the keyboard at the dell logo.
if you are able to enter the system setup screen, reset the bios.
to reset the bios, press num lock, caps lock and scroll lock so that all 3 lights on the keyboard are on.
press alt + e and alt + f keys.
press esc twice
then select save changes and exit.
also try booting through the safe mode by hiiting f8 on the dell logo.
you can also try booting through the dell resource cd or win xp cd.
SOURCE: Dell OptiPlex GX150 won't do anything.
on the motherboard there is a battery. it looks like a watch battery. there should be a jumper next to it with 3 prongs. move the jumper over to the next prong and start the computer.( it will start but will not come on). turn off the computer and put the jumper back to the first position. start the computer again and the bios will be reset
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