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Question posted by honu4ACE on August 29th, 2013

Optiplex 960 Won't Power On Orange 3

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Answer #1: Posted by Anonymous-130750 on February 11th, 2014 6:47 PM
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The boot up problem as well as random shutdown can be easily fixed. I had the same problem and replaced EVERYTHING with no luck.

Turns out (and this is gonna sound stupid) the power button is bad. Just replace it and all your problems will go away.

You can find them on ebay for 10 to 15 bucks.

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Technology Guide - Page 3

... SECURITY From hardware to software, from local to remote, The OptiPlex 960 gives you 'll make today. And the OptiPlex 960 delivers: Help reduce power consumption-and cost- DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 Professional users seeking a sophisticated, powerful desktop need , with your network infrastructure with Intel® vPro™...
Technology Guide - Page 4

DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE MINI TOWER COMPUTER (MT) VIEW FRONT VIEW 1 Hard Drive Activity Light 2 Link Integrity Light 3 Wi-FI Light (optional) 4 Diagnostic Lights 5 Power Button, Power Lights 6 Optical Drive 7 Optical Eject Button Drive 8 Optical Drive Filler Panel Flex Bay (for optional 9 floppy drive or memory card reader) 10 USB 2.0 Connectors (4) 11...
Technology Guide - Page 5

DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE MINI TOWER COMPUTER (MT) VIEW (CONT.) BACK PANEL CONNECTORS 1 ...Pins 4 Fan (FAN_CPU) Intrusion Switch 15 Connector (INTRUDER) 5 Processor Connector (CPU) 16 PCI Express x16 Connector (SLOT1) Processor Power 6 Connector (12VPOWER) 17 PCI Connector (SLOT2, SLOT3) 7 Memory Module Connectors (4) 18 PCIe x1 Connector (SLOT4) 8 Password ...
Technology Guide - Page 6

DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE DESKTOP COMPUTER (DT) VIEW FRONT VIEW 1 Power Button, Power Light 2 5.25" Drive Bay 6 Bezel 7 Microphone Connector 3 Headphone Connector 8 3.5" Drive Bay 4 USB 2.0 Connectors (2) 9 Diagnostic Lights 5 Dell Badge BACK VIEW 1 Expansion card slots (4) 2 Power Supply Built in Self Test Button 3 Power Supply Status Light Cover-release Latch...
Technology Guide - Page 7

DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE DESKTOP COMPUTER (DT) VIEW (CONT.) BACK PANEL CONNECTORS 1 PS/2 Mouse Connector 8 Line-out ...PCI-E port/SLOT1 and PCI port/SLOT2) 8 Service Mode Jumper (SERVICE_MODE) 20 Floppy Connector (DSKT) 9 Power Connect (POWER) 21 Internal Speaker (INT_SPKR) 10 Front Panel Connector (FRONTPANEL) 22 Connector for Optional Wireless Card 11 Serial...
Technology Guide - Page 8

...; OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER (SFF) VIEW FRONT VIEW 1 Power Button, Power Light 6 Headphone Connector 2 5.25" Drive Bay 7 Microphone Connector 3.5" Flex Bay for Floppy 3 Drive (optional) or 8 USB 2.0 Connectors (2) Media Card (optional) 4 Dell Badge 9 Diagnostic Lights 5 Bezel BACK VIEW 1 Expansion card slots (2) 5 Security Cable Slot 2 Power...
Technology Guide - Page 9

DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER (SFF) VIEW (CONT.) BACK PANEL CONNECTORS 1 PS/2...Network Adapter (optional) 14 PS/2 Keyboard Connector SYSTEM BOARD 1 Fan Connector (FAN_CPU) 2 Processor Connector (CPU) Processor Power 3 Connector (12VPOWER) Memory Module 4 Connectors (DIMM_1, DIMM_2, DIMM_3, DIMM_4) 12 Serial Port Connector Intrusion Switch ...
Technology Guide - Page 12

...8GB 1GB 8GB1 SFF 4 Up to physically visit systems. The OptiPlex 960 supports the latest generation of Intel ® vPro™ technology. DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE ADVANCED SYSTEM MANAGEABILITY MODES NOTE: Hardware management mode ... for your install base of systems regardless of the power state or hardware functionality of memory available to manage your enterprise.
Technology Guide - Page 19

...Power Supplies (UPS) based on Sine Wave output for APFC PSUs, not an approximation of 2 msec +/10% (equivalent to 50 in /sec [51 cm/sec]) 105 G +/- 5% with pulse duration of a Sine Wave, Square Wave, or quasi-Square Wave (see UPS technical specifications). DELL™ OPTIPLEX960....2 to 10,668 m (-50 to 35,000 ft) POWER Power Supply Wattage MT APFC 305W1 EPA 255W1 DT APFC 255W1 EPA...
Technology Guide - Page 20

... audio outputs, 90+ dB audio inputs X X X 150 kΩ 150 kΩ 190 Ω .5 Ω 2W 20 DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE POWER (CONT.) BTUs/h (based on PSU max wattage) 3.3v CMOS battery (type and estimated battery life) Power Supply Fan Compliance: Energy Star Compliant Blue Angel Compliant Climate Savers / 80Plus Compliant FEMP Standby...
Technology Guide - Page 21

...Data transfer mode (example Bus-Master DMA) Power consumption (full operation per data rate connection speed) Power consumption (standby operation) IEEE standards compliance (...; F) 20% to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE COMMUNICATIONS - For high speed transmission, connection to 80% (non-condensing) Windows...
Technology Guide - Page 22

...Standards Fax Speeds Fax Mode Capabilities Error Correction and Data Compression Power Management Upgradeability Video Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Operating System Support Operating...Windows Vista Home Basic, Linux WOL, PXE2.1, ACPI None COMMUNICATIONS - DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE COMMUNICATIONS - Pulse Coded Modulation (V.92/V.90) TCM - Trellis Coded Modulation...
Technology Guide - Page 23

...°C 50% to 35 ºC) Windows XP, Windows XP x64, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit 23 MODEM V.92 DATA/FAX CONTROLLERLESS MODEM Power Requirements Chipset Dimensions of full height card inches/centimeters (L X H) Dimensions of 25 ºC to 95% non-condensing (at temperatures of low profile card inches/centimeters...
Technology Guide - Page 24

...monitor display in DOS, but it does in DOS. DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT...Display Port Bus Type AUX 1, 2, 4 lanes Maximum supported resolution Up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz Maximum power consumption N/A External connectors DVI (Digital) Adapter (ADD2 card)1 DisplayPort Bus Type sDVO Maximum supported resolution ...
Technology Guide - Page 25

...OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER (CONT.) 256MB AMD RADEON™ HD 3450 GRAPHICS DUAL DVI OR VGA Bus Type (example integrated or PCIe x16) GPU core clock Frame Buffer Memory (onboard and shared) Size and Speed Maximum power... Buffer Memory (onboard and shared) Size and Speed Maximum power consumption Overlay Planes Maximum Color Depth Maximum Vertical Refresh Rate ...
Technology Guide - Page 26

...GPU core clock Frame Buffer Memory (onboard and shared) Size and Speed Maximum power consumption Overlay Planes Maximum Color Depth Maximum Vertical Refresh Rate Multiple Display Support ... 85mm 10°-50° C 5-90% RH 0-20,000 ft. 26 DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER (CONT.) 256MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 9300 GE (CONT.) Environmental Operating Conditions ...
Technology Guide - Page 27

DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HARD DRIVES 3.5" 80GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source DC Power (Max) DC Current Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Temperature Range Relative Humidity Range Maximum Wet Bulb ...
Technology Guide - Page 28

DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HARD DRIVES (CONT.) 3.5" 160GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD (CONT.) ... (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source DC Power (Max) DC Current Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Temperature Range Relative Humidity Range Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature Altitude Range...
Technology Guide - Page 29

DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HARD DRIVES (CONT.) 320GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source DC Power (Max) DC Current Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Temperature Range Relative Humidity Range Maximum Wet Bulb ...
Technology Guide - Page 30

DELL™ OPTIPLEX960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HARD DRIVES (CONT.) 3.5" 80GB SATA 10000 RPM HDD (CONT.) ... (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source DC Power (Max) DC Current Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Temperature Range Relative Humidity Range Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature Altitude Range...

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