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Question posted by colgeg on May 25th, 2014

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Answer #1: Posted by RaviCatDell on May 25th, 2014 10:30 AM

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I'm a part of Dell Social Media Team. The power supply is receiving power from the source but is unable to properly distribute it to the components. This may need a part replacement post diagnostics, to resolve the issue.

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Quick Reference Guide - Page 4

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Quick Reference Guide - Page 6

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