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Check to make sure the voltage switch is set correctly on the new power supply?<br />

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Check to make sure the voltage switch is set correctly on the new power supply?


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Voltage switch is set to 115v<br />
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Thanks
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the new PSU could have been DOA. Even though some dell systems are proprietary most will except most generic PSU's. Some older Dell machines have a funny little pink or brown loopback wire that causes them to read wrong on a tester.
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the new PSU could have been DOA. Even though some dell systems are proprietary most will except most generic PSU's. Some older Dell machines have a funny little pink or brown loopback wire that causes them to read wrong on a tester.

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i am working on a Dell Dimension 4600c.<br />
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This machine will not power up, it has a blinking amber light on the MB, and the power buttton on the front steadily blinks amber.<br />
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I assumed it was the power supply, so I took one off the shelf and tested. &nbsp;it worked. &nbsp;So I ordered new PS. &nbsp;Got it in, and that one didn't work.<br />
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Digging deeper, I tested the original PS with a PS tester, and all checks out. &nbsp;Tested the GOOD PS off the shelf, and it tested good as well. &nbsp; Tested the new one, and it is flat bad<br />
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Why will 1 PS work, &nbsp;and the other won&quot;t <br />
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What am I missing here?<br />

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i am working on a Dell Dimension 4600c.

This machine will not power up, it has a blinking amber light on the MB, and the power buttton on the front steadily blinks amber.

I assumed it was the power supply, so I took one off the shelf and tested.  it worked.  So I ordered new PS.  Got it in, and that one didn't work.

Digging deeper, I tested the original PS with a PS tester, and all checks out.  Tested the GOOD PS off the shelf, and it tested good as well.   Tested the new one, and it is flat bad

Why will 1 PS work,  and the other won"t 

What am I missing here?


Dell 4600c Blinking Amber light on MB and power button

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