Dell complaints

rfrasier · one bitch wonder Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 3

I have a Dell Dimension 8400....I bought a new case (Antec 900) so I could build a better cooling machine (the Dell doesn't do well cooling-wise with a new GeForce 8800) and wanted to use the "guts" from my Dell. Well, I found out right away that the motherboard won't work...
My question...what other parts are "Dell Only"?
Thanks for any help

hotrodlincoln

QWERTYBOI · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject:

The CPU Bracket , at least for my dimension 4500, may not be a standard Intel design, making aftermarket parts a no-no

rfrasier · one bitch wonder Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 3

I forgot to mention that I replaced the power supply (the stock would not power the 8800 card).
My real concern is are the HDD, DVD/CD, and monitor capable of being used in another, non-Dell, case and MoBo?

Apathy · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:21 am Post subject:

Scoop · Moderator Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 1156 Location: TN

Apathy, can you move this to the appropriate area? Smile

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Apathy · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:26 am Post subject:

Scoop, Done...
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rfrasier · one bitch wonder Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 3

Okay, here's the deal...I have a Dell 8400. I put a new 550watt power supply and a ne wGeForec 8800GTX card in. The heat that the 8800 generates in the Dell case is just too high for me. So, I bought an Antec 900 case (has mucho fans). I was going to just take the "guts" from my Dell and put them into the new case. Suprise 1, Dell motherboard won't fit. Solution was to buy a new ASUS P5B Motherboard. Took my RAM and CPU off the Dell MoBO and put them onto the ASUS. Took the 8800 card and sound card from the Dell and put them on the ASUS. Connected the DVD, CD, and Hard Drive from the Dell to the ASUS. Plugged my Dell 2005FPW into the 8800 card now in the Antec case. Turn on the power...all the fans start up, the hard drive "beeps", but the monitor stays dark.
Any ideas?

diashto · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:54 pm Post subject:

Usually if it beeps (which is probably coming from the motherboard, not the harddrive) it means the ram or the video card isn't seated correctly. Try reseating the componants.

KE7EHA · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:24 am Post subject:

are you sure all the power connections are in place? It could beep if it is getting no CPU power, or if a component is not seated properly. The part I would be most concerned about is the CPU, so I would check SPU power first, then check if the RAM is seated [meaning re-seat the ram] then re seat any other peripherals. IF this does not work, pull everthing out, and add it back one component at a time, starting ith RAM one stick at a time.

You could be smart about this and check the error code on the MOBO LED display. Oops, the P5B doesn't have one of them. Anyway, the advice is good... that advice being RTFM. It lays out troubleshooting procedures and makes sense of the error codes.
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xp.user.1337 · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject:

GripeIsMe · Regular Hater Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 35

There are 3 things that affect video(assuming monitor is ok) Video card, power, and the processor. Guess what? I think the Dell processor is probably not compatible with the ASUS.