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Umm...

 

What the fuck just happened..

 

I finished rebuilding an old dell optiplex GX 280

 

Plug it into wall and INSTANTLY TURNS ON

 

I here the fans pick up speed to the point where i couldn't here anything but my computer. 

 

It got WAY to loud and I didn't want to risk something shorting or exploding. 

 

I pulled the plug for the wall and triad it again, same thing. 

 

Whats wrong ?????

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Umm some pc's like to turn on when they get power...

Especially older ones, never understood why tho.

Try to get it off when it's plugged in.

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My Dell does the same thing... after a few seconds it goes back to normal

So the extremeloudness in the fans is normal sometimes? 

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does it post? make sure the cpu power is connected.

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Have you checked the front panel connectors? Something may be shorting them. 

What could the front connectors do that would cause this? I dont know much about the front connectors at all. But from the looks of it, they haven;t been moved or modified since it was bought a LONG time ago. 

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Could it be because I switched out the pentium 4 with a Celron

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does it post? make sure the cpu power is connected.

What is posting? and yes it is plugged into everthing

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Your computer allahu akbar'd

What haha?

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Are there bits of computer all around your room?

Then no, it didn't.

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What could the front connectors do that would cause this? I dont know much about the front connectors at all. But from the looks of it, they haven;t been moved or modified since it was bought a LONG time ago. 

The power switch connects to the front panel connectors, and essentially shorts two pins to start the PC. They could explain why it starts straight away. 

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What is posting? and yes it is plugged into everthing

Post is when the dell logo appears onscreen

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It did the same thing. noting came on screen. Its gets to loud like an acelerating car and Im scared haha

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It did the same thing. noting came on screen. Its gets to loud like an acelerating car and Im scared haha

double check the 4 pin connector next to the cpu. all i can think of.

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double check the 4 pin connector next to the cpu. all i can think of.

CAN MY COMPUTER EXPLODE

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Post is when the dell logo appears onscreen

CAN MY COMPUTER EXPLODE

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uPDATE... it gets really loud then shuts down. then powers up automatically and makes a supper extremelyloud nouise that only getsloudwere

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CAN MY COMPUTER EXPLODE

No, computers can't make a big explosion, they might catch fire at worst case scenario, just unplug if that starts to happen

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Make sure the PSU is set to the right voltage, 110/120 instead of 220/240. There should be a little red slider in the back of the PSU. Stick a screwdriver in there and slide the little thing to change it.

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Could it be because I switched out the pentium 4 with a Celron

This is probably it. If you put a CPU in a motherboard that doens't support it the fans will just turn fast, and nothing at all will happen. Try again with the Pentium 4. Or did it work before with the Celeron?

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Make sure the PSU is set to the right voltage, 110/120 instead of 220/240. There should be a little red slider in the back of the PSU. Stick a screwdriver in there and slide the little thing to change it.

However, following this advice, be extremely careful to not touch any capacitors or anything.

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Test your hardware outside the case.

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