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September 19th, 2023 18:50
Inspiron 5680, unplugged but blinking orange light?
I have an Inspiron 5680 with win10. I can't boot the desktop after a power outage. I am quite sure the original power supply was burnt, so I replaced it with a 750w one. I also reinstalled the CMOS battery. But the strange thing is that with the desktop unplugged, the power button is blinking orange light. Does anyone know what happened?
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Chino de Oro
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September 19th, 2023 23:44
After unplugging a power supply, residual power is still remain in some caps in PSU and on motherboard. They will dissipate after minutes.
If you pressed power button right after unplugging power from AC outlet, there will be a couple amber blink but that's all.
RoHe
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September 20th, 2023 00:39
Is it continuous amber blinking or is it a pattern, like 5 blinks <short pause> 5 blinks?
bradthetechnut
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September 21st, 2023 21:10
Other than mentioning the blinking orange light, you didn't say if it's working now.
If it's not working, don't just reseat the CMOS battery, but replace it with a new one. If you're always unplugging it, then the CMOS battery is in use more.