Comments on: A Blinking Orange Power Light http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-blinking-orange-power-light Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:19:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Allison http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/comment-page-5/#comment-19518 Allison Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2006/06/30/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#comment-19518 Hey! Thanks for the info. I unplugged the computer from the power source for about a minute and then plugged it back in. Voila! Good as new. :-) Hey! Thanks for the info. I unplugged the computer from the power source for about a minute and then plugged it back in. Voila! Good as new. :-)

]]> By: Ed http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/comment-page-5/#comment-18248 Ed Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:57:51 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2006/06/30/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#comment-18248 .Thanx to all the suggestions on this thread I have a Dell XPS 720. Before I left the house I stared my antivirus program. When I got back a few hrs later the pc was still on. Antivirus seemed to be stuck. I tried to cancel ..no luck. Restart on the pc got stuck. I then powered down the pc by power button and then turned back on..........amber flashing light. I tried most of the suggestions..no luck. I put in a new 3V battery everything back to normal. As others have said " TRY THE SIMPLE THINGS FIRST !!!" Back to fragging. .Thanx to all the suggestions on this thread
I have a Dell XPS 720. Before I left the house I stared my antivirus
program. When I got back a few hrs later the pc was still on. Antivirus seemed
to be stuck. I tried to cancel ..no luck. Restart on the pc got stuck. I then
powered down the pc by power button and then turned back on……….amber flashing
light. I tried most of the suggestions..no luck. I put in a new 3V battery everything
back to normal. As others have said ” TRY THE SIMPLE THINGS FIRST !!!”
Back to fragging.

]]> By: Bob http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/comment-page-5/#comment-16123 Bob Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:52:19 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2006/06/30/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#comment-16123 Thank you Patrick! I found bent pins in my front (damaged) USB port. One was shorted - unbent it and bingo! Thanks again! Thank you Patrick! I found bent pins in my front (damaged) USB port. One was shorted – unbent it and bingo!
Thanks again!

]]> By: Harald-René Flasch http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/comment-page-5/#comment-16075 Harald-René Flasch Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:26:07 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2006/06/30/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#comment-16075 In my case it is exactly (happens on my old DELL Latitude C810 since yesterday): http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/batteries_sitelet/en/batteries_faq?c=us&l=en&cs=04#faq37 Q What does it mean when I push the button on the battery to determine the amount of charge, and alternating LED lights flash? A This is an indication that the battery is not working properly. The battery should be replaced. When I remove one of the batteries everything seems to be OK again. Also the button on the battery itself indicates the error described at FAQ37 mentioned above. In my case it is exactly (happens on my old DELL Latitude C810 since yesterday):

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/batteries_sitelet/en/batteries_faq?c=us&l=en&cs=04#faq37
Q What does it mean when I push the button on the battery to determine the amount of charge, and alternating LED lights flash?
A This is an indication that the battery is not working properly. The battery should be replaced.

When I remove one of the batteries everything seems to be OK again. Also the button on the battery itself indicates the error described at FAQ37 mentioned above.

]]> By: Billy http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/comment-page-5/#comment-14642 Billy Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:40:12 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2006/06/30/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#comment-14642 This is great post I had amber blinking fast power light and it was a USB front port. I fixed the pins so they would not ground out and Bam all working now. Thanks for these post. This is great post I had amber blinking fast power light and it was a USB front port. I fixed the pins so they would not ground out and Bam all working now. Thanks for these post.

]]> By: Gustavo http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/comment-page-5/#comment-14516 Gustavo Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:49:56 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2006/06/30/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#comment-14516 In my case, the amber light was because the HD was damaged, trying with another one showed a green light again. Thank you. In my case, the amber light was because the HD was damaged, trying with another one showed a green light again.
Thank you.

]]> By: Stephanie http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/comment-page-5/#comment-14512 Stephanie Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:02:16 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2006/06/30/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#comment-14512 Okay, and if this is the twentieth time this has happened, and you've been doing this exact process for over a month now, do you have any advice? Or are all Dells just crappy? Okay, and if this is the twentieth time this has happened, and you’ve been doing this exact process for over a month now, do you have any advice? Or are all Dells just crappy?

]]> By: Mehmood http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/comment-page-5/#comment-14462 Mehmood Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:25:36 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2006/06/30/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#comment-14462 (dell)humm why problem this machine problem any machine work so good but orange light whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy plz sole and how can doo this Rea place connector and open power supply Another power supply connect but same condition same work (dell)humm why problem this machine problem any machine work so good but orange light whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy plz sole and how can doo this Rea place connector and open power supply Another power supply connect but same condition same work

]]> By: Jack http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/comment-page-5/#comment-13810 Jack Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:10:51 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2006/06/30/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#comment-13810 Jim, worked for me thanks a million. Didn't really know what I was unplugging inside the box, but did just that unplugged everything and removed the quarter size battery. Then plugged in what I assumed wax the CPU plugged it in and then things stated to happen. Unplugged the power plugged everything back in and to my amazement it worked. Forgot to reset date and time but that was discovered before I did to much work. Thanks!!! B Jim, worked for me thanks a million. Didn’t really know what I was unplugging inside the box, but did just that unplugged everything and removed the quarter size battery. Then plugged in what I assumed wax the CPU plugged it in and then things stated to happen. Unplugged the power plugged everything back in and to my amazement it worked. Forgot to reset date and time but that was discovered before I did to much work. Thanks!!! B

]]> By: Patrick http://johnlamansky.com/tech/a-blinking-orange-power-light/comment-page-5/#comment-13576 Patrick Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:44:39 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2006/06/30/a-blinking-orange-power-light/#comment-13576 The unplug method worked a few months ago on a Dell Precision 390. But I have the same problem on another 390 and had to replace the front I/O panel and now it comes up with an error upon boot 'Air temperature sensor not Detected' Don't know if I have a bad I/O board or I hurt something doing all the unplugging before hand. Does any one know where the 'Air temperature sensor is' ? The unplug method worked a few months ago on a Dell Precision 390. But I have the same problem on another 390 and had to replace the front I/O panel and now it comes up with an error upon boot ‘Air temperature sensor not Detected’ Don’t know if I have a bad I/O board or I hurt something doing all the unplugging before hand.
Does any one know where the ‘Air temperature sensor is’ ?

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