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krashkart · 07-02-11, 07:08 PM

I just had to deliver my own verdict to my stepdad -- the motherboard is not fried. I ran a search for "Dell Dimension E510 power button problems" and it turns out that if you use the standard pull-the-CMOS-battery trick the power button works again. After a brief visit afterward to Setup I was able to get the OS to boot again without a hitch. Will be making a short trip to the grocery store for a replacement battery tomorrow.

My stepdad is stoic. The gentleman at <unnamed service> might be receiving a polite corrective phone call from yours truly after the holiday. He could very easily have saved my folks some money that they can't really afford right now.

I could utter a few strings of arcane curse words right about now. I hate delivering bad news like this.

The good news is that the costs so far only involve a can of compressed air for blowing out the dust bunnies. That computer is clean as a whistle now!

Perkele!

Edit:

I would post pics but... I already blew the dust bunnies out. It was a horrifying sight to behold!

07-02-11, 07:08 PM	#4
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I just had to deliver my own verdict to my stepdad -- the motherboard is not fried. I ran a search for "Dell Dimension E510 power button problems" and it turns out that if you use the standard pull-the-CMOS-battery trick the power button works again. After a brief visit afterward to Setup I was able to get the OS to boot again without a hitch. Will be making a short trip to the grocery store for a replacement battery tomorrow. My stepdad is stoic. The gentleman at <unnamed service> might be receiving a polite corrective phone call from yours truly after the holiday. He could very easily have saved my folks some money that they can't really afford right now. I could utter a few strings of arcane curse words right about now. I hate delivering bad news like this. The good news is that the costs so far only involve a can of compressed air for blowing out the dust bunnies. That computer is clean as a whistle now! Perkele! Edit: I would post pics but... I already blew the dust bunnies out. It was a horrifying sight to behold! __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard Last edited by krashkart; 07-02-11 at 07:20 PM.