Comments on: The Mystery of the Orange Light, Part 3 http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/ Technology and more from the perspective of a Catholic teenager Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:51:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Chirs http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-18386 Chirs Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:37:33 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-18386 Want to thank everyone who posted useful info here. After searching this page and many others trying to fix the "amber light of death" on my Dell I've come to this conclusion. It's a hardware problem with the possibility of infinite causes. If you get the "amber light of death" you should start with the simplest solutions then work towards the harder solutions. plug you PC directly into a different outlet than it's current outlet. flip the orange switch located on the back of the PC near where the power plug attaches. examine all your USB ports (front & back) for pins that are bent or pushed in and fix any that are bent. open up your PC and remove and reconnect any plugs & devices you feel comfortable removing. (ie. ram, video/network cards, power cords to cd drives & hard drives) Swap the power supply in from another PC. (Dell claims the power supply is the #1 solution to this problem.) Replace the 3v battery on the motherboard. If the problem isn't fixed after trying these, chances are some bit of hardware on the motherboard are loose or touching something it shouldn't; and this could be a bitch to figure out where the problem is. (ie. heatsink, PCU, BIOS, CPU/Processor) Not sure if it would be worth having a tech look at your PC at this point since it is not guaranteed that the tech would find a solution. And lastly it could be your Motherboard that needs to be replaced. In the end, my "amber light of death" was caused by a dead power supply. Again, Dell says this the the most common solution to the problem. Please copy the list above and add to it or rearrange it since I am no expert and just trying to give my opinion on how to fix this damned problem. Want to thank everyone who posted useful info here. After searching this page and many others trying to fix the “amber light of death” on my Dell I’ve come to this conclusion.

It’s a hardware problem with the possibility of infinite causes. If you get the “amber light of death” you should start with the simplest solutions then work towards the harder solutions.

plug you PC directly into a different outlet than it’s current outlet.
flip the orange switch located on the back of the PC near where the power plug attaches.
examine all your USB ports (front & back) for pins that are bent or pushed in and fix any that are bent.
open up your PC and remove and reconnect any plugs & devices you feel comfortable removing. (ie. ram, video/network cards, power cords to cd drives & hard drives)
Swap the power supply in from another PC. (Dell claims the power supply is the #1 solution to this problem.)
Replace the 3v battery on the motherboard.

If the problem isn’t fixed after trying these, chances are some bit of hardware on the motherboard are loose or touching something it shouldn’t; and this could be a bitch to figure out where the problem is. (ie. heatsink, PCU, BIOS, CPU/Processor) Not sure if it would be worth having a tech look at your PC at this point since it is not guaranteed that the tech would find a solution.
And lastly it could be your Motherboard that needs to be replaced.

In the end, my “amber light of death” was caused by a dead power supply. Again, Dell says this the the most common solution to the problem. Please copy the list above and add to it or rearrange it since I am no expert and just trying to give my opinion on how to fix this damned problem.

]]> By: ili http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-18260 ili Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:08:49 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-18260 i got a orange light too but because i like experimenting with electronics. it was my first time cleaning my computer and after taking the mb out i also took the CPU out of the motherboard. i didnt know that it would be so difficult to put it back on. at that time i didnt know that i could separate the CPU from it's aluminium cooler so the only solution that came in my mind was to remove the CPU lock to the motherboard. And thats what i did. than i put the CPU back on the mb and locked the cooler. when i tried to turn on my pc i got the orange light. i was because the CPU pins weren't making contact with the motherboard. because i can fix everything i fixed the problem in a way you wouldn't believe it. i'm still using the computer and this was a year ago. my pc is still without a CPU lock. of course it wasn't everything so easy, i waisted at least 6 hours on this problem but i learned a lot from it so if you got a similar problem with CPUs just send me an e-mail, we'll see what we can do. the orange light is just an essential hardware failure or disconection of an essential part of the pc so don't look for problems on your external hardware or secondary hardware and devices. it dosnt even have to do with RAM. a pc dosn't show an orange light if you remove the RAM. It has to do with either the CPU,Power Supply, Bios or any other motherboard part connecting those. i got a orange light too but because i like experimenting with electronics. it was my first time cleaning my computer and after taking the mb out i also took the CPU out of the motherboard. i didnt know that it would be so difficult to put it back on. at that time i didnt know that i could separate the CPU from it’s aluminium cooler so the only solution that came in my mind was to remove the CPU lock to the motherboard. And thats what i did. than i put the CPU back on the mb and locked the cooler. when i tried to turn on my pc i got the orange light. i was because the CPU pins weren’t making contact with the motherboard. because i can fix everything i fixed the problem in a way you wouldn’t believe it. i’m still using the computer and this was a year ago. my pc is still without a CPU lock. of course it wasn’t everything so easy, i waisted at least 6 hours on this problem but i learned a lot from it so if you got a similar problem with CPUs just send me an e-mail, we’ll see what we can do. the orange light is just an essential hardware failure or disconection of an essential part of the pc so don’t look for problems on your external hardware or secondary hardware and devices. it dosnt even have to do with RAM. a pc dosn’t show an orange light if you remove the RAM. It has to do with either the CPU,Power Supply, Bios or any other motherboard part connecting those.

]]> By: Bernard J. Kennedy IV http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-17638 Bernard J. Kennedy IV Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:44:24 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-17638 I have had a Dell Dimension 8400 for over 3 years now. I have had some problems with it, but nothing like this Orange Light. After returning from college break before this past Christmas i re-hooked up my PC and these problems kept happening. I called a friend over to look at my PC and see what was the issue. Well we concluded it was either A) the MotherBoard B) The Memory or C the Power Supply. I would go and turn it on and the orange light would turn on and the fan would start to go really fast like a jetplane. Well after some tinkering my friend took out the memory sticks and replaced them back in and the computer worked fine for over a week. Now, it's back to it's old habits I am thinking it's either I need new memory or a new MB Any Help? Bernie I have had a Dell Dimension 8400 for over 3 years now. I have had some problems with it, but nothing like this Orange Light. After returning from college break before this past Christmas i re-hooked up my PC and these problems kept happening. I called a friend over to look at my PC and see what was the issue. Well we concluded it was either A) the MotherBoard B) The Memory or C the Power Supply. I would go and turn it on and the orange light would turn on and the fan would start to go really fast like a jetplane.

Well after some tinkering my friend took out the memory sticks and replaced them back in and the computer worked fine for over a week.

Now, it’s back to it’s old habits

I am thinking it’s either I need new memory or a new MB

Any Help?

Bernie

]]> By: nertz http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-15099 nertz Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:00:57 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-15099 What mobo was used as the replacement? What mobo was used as the replacement?

]]> By: Michael Lerch http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-13771 Michael Lerch Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:09:34 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-13771 I just had a Dell system come in today, having the same 'Mysterious Orange Light' going on. I called Dell to check the warranty on the system, luckly it was still under warrant and we should be receiving the new motherboard soon! I'm glad that I found this site, I wasn't too sure about Dell's orange light... it's kinda of like Xbox 360's red ring of death. You sir, are surely bookmarked here at the office and my house. =] God Bless brotha! Michael I just had a Dell system come in today, having the same ‘Mysterious Orange Light’ going on. I called Dell to check the warranty on the system, luckly it was still under warrant and we should be receiving the new motherboard soon!

I’m glad that I found this site, I wasn’t too sure about Dell’s orange light… it’s kinda of like Xbox 360’s red ring of death.

You sir, are surely bookmarked here at the office and my house. =]

God Bless brotha!

Michael

]]> By: John Lamansky http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-11746 John Lamansky Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:17:02 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-11746 Watch the language please! ;-) Watch the language please! ;-)

]]> By: dan k http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-11732 dan k Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:08:56 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-11732 sifter, it wasnt a software problem, it was physical, the extremely small electrical connections through these motherboards become frail after time due to the fact that they arent top end parts and the fact that they arent intended for intense use so they run hot and most dont come with any temperature monitoring software, or big cases with lots of air, so eventually, even sometimes if you change parts, the motherboard will flex and these connections break, and when the computer warms up the metal in them expands and can loose connection, which was the problem in my dell at the time, since then ive built my own computer, and yes you are right if you spend 2400 bucks you can have a really good computer, its my first build but i couldnt be happier, but honestly, this blog cleared my headache and john knows the one im talking about, all the software checking procedures didnt solve anything, random moments and the a b c and d lights on the back of the board would turn off, sometimes only a couple, which doesnt happen normally on those boards, and since i still had warranty i had the dell guy come to my house and fix it for free, it wasnt because i didnt know what the problem was, i spent hours on the phone with dells crap phone service and tech chat, and finally they realized it was an intermittent electrical open in the board, so that was it, and yea wall mart has dell now wooooot maybe i can buy printer cartriges now without ordering them, one more time WOOOOOOT, and sifter, im not here to argue, what kind of puter u got? i got that striker wit e6700 conroe(prob shoulda got 6600), a 8800 640mb gts, mushkin pc26400 2 gb kit, some other **** and it runs fast, i havent oc'ed yet and it runs my games without a stitch, walmart wooooooo, wait..... wal mart is like 30 minutes away awwwwwwwwww, **** new jersey sifter, it wasnt a software problem, it was physical, the extremely small electrical connections through these motherboards become frail after time due to the fact that they arent top end parts and the fact that they arent intended for intense use so they run hot and most dont come with any temperature monitoring software, or big cases with lots of air, so eventually, even sometimes if you change parts, the motherboard will flex and these connections break, and when the computer warms up the metal in them expands and can loose connection, which was the problem in my dell at the time, since then ive built my own computer, and yes you are right if you spend 2400 bucks you can have a really good computer, its my first build but i couldnt be happier, but honestly, this blog cleared my headache and john knows the one im talking about, all the software checking procedures didnt solve anything, random moments and the a b c and d lights on the back of the board would turn off, sometimes only a couple, which doesnt happen normally on those boards, and since i still had warranty i had the dell guy come to my house and fix it for free, it wasnt because i didnt know what the problem was, i spent hours on the phone with dells crap phone service and tech chat, and finally they realized it was an intermittent electrical open in the board, so that was it, and yea wall mart has dell now wooooot maybe i can buy printer cartriges now without ordering them, one more time WOOOOOOT, and sifter, im not here to argue, what kind of puter u got? i got that striker wit e6700 conroe(prob shoulda got 6600), a 8800 640mb gts, mushkin pc26400 2 gb kit, some other **** and it runs fast, i havent oc’ed yet and it runs my games without a stitch, walmart wooooooo, wait….. wal mart is like 30 minutes away awwwwwwwwww, **** new jersey

]]> By: sifter http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-11721 sifter Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:36:17 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-11721 Actually Dante is correct about everything. you guys that play on your computers and dont know what you are doing is sad. you could always try and figure it out for yourselves. i have been building and repairing computers for more than 10 years and im not saying i know everything but i used to have a dell when i started the computer thing and I had the same problem. i figured out that if i changed the cmos jumper and turned the battery over and then back i could get into windows in just enough time to save all my stuff and reformat. the dell/intel bios is horrible. look everyone if you want a good computer do not buy it from dell or alienware or any other company you can find that is popular. your best bet would be the guy that you work with that says he builds computers and you blow him off because he works with you at mcdonalds. most of the people that complete collage with bachelor degrees under their belts dont know jack about computers because they dont have experience. **** if you want a computer built and i mean a good one then e-mail me and we will work something out. i am a gamer and i believe everyone should have a good computer that they dont have to worry about. instead of buying a piece of **** from wal-mart. thecomputerguy69@hotmail.com Actually Dante is correct about everything. you guys that play on your computers and dont know what you are doing is sad. you could always try and figure it out for yourselves. i have been building and repairing computers for more than 10 years and im not saying i know everything but i used to have a dell when i started the computer thing and I had the same problem. i figured out that if i changed the cmos jumper and turned the battery over and then back i could get into windows in just enough time to save all my stuff and reformat. the dell/intel bios is horrible. look everyone if you want a good computer do not buy it from dell or alienware or any other company you can find that is popular. your best bet would be the guy that you work with that says he builds computers and you blow him off because he works with you at mcdonalds. most of the people that complete collage with bachelor degrees under their belts dont know jack about computers because they dont have experience. **** if you want a computer built and i mean a good one then e-mail me and we will work something out. i am a gamer and i believe everyone should have a good computer that they dont have to worry about. instead of buying a piece of **** from wal-mart. thecomputerguy69@hotmail.com

]]> By: dan kelly http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-11156 dan kelly Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:36:08 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-11156 hello, just checkin in my email said someone responded to this blog, and very nice, we have a few ppl with very odd but tru problems with hardware here, my aim screen name in dankhimself, if you have any other problems im not a pro but i always mess with computers so i probably messed something up and fixed it in the past so you can ask me about it, and im still using that same pc i had then, plus i built my own with a asus striker and core 2 processor, plus a myraid of other pricey components, and im open to help or search for solutions since this was such an informative blog, and for the record, dante seems like just another young goober who thinks he has all the answers, thanks Mr. Lamanski yuour blog is of big help to ppl with very frustrating problems hello, just checkin in my email said someone responded to this blog, and very nice, we have a few ppl with very odd but tru problems with hardware here, my aim screen name in dankhimself, if you have any other problems im not a pro but i always mess with computers so i probably messed something up and fixed it in the past so you can ask me about it, and im still using that same pc i had then, plus i built my own with a asus striker and core 2 processor, plus a myraid of other pricey components, and im open to help or search for solutions since this was such an informative blog, and for the record, dante seems like just another young goober who thinks he has all the answers, thanks Mr. Lamanski yuour blog is of big help to ppl with very frustrating problems

]]> By: Cheyennemtnman http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-11136 Cheyennemtnman Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:36:33 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-11136 I had the same problem and it turned out to be a bad CPU .. .the plastic clip holder for the Heat Sink had broken and thus only three corners of the heat sink were secured... One corner did not have a good seal on the CPU .. thus it overheated in that area and fried the CPU... this I believe causes the Orange light... It was interesting because I check it with a new graphics card and it kept showing the orange light... I even unplugged the PC and plugged the monitor into the graphics card and it turned from green to orange within three seconds... without power to the motherboard... I had the same problem and it turned out to be a bad CPU .. .the plastic clip holder for the Heat Sink had broken and thus only three corners of the heat sink were secured… One corner did not have a good seal on the CPU .. thus it overheated in that area and fried the CPU… this I believe causes the Orange light… It was interesting because I check it with a new graphics card and it kept showing the orange light… I even unplugged the PC and plugged the monitor into the graphics card and it turned from green to orange within three seconds… without power to the motherboard…

]]> By: dan kelly http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-9131 dan kelly Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:08:45 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-9131 yes, its tru, your response was of no help and was insulting, my motherboard had a physical connection problem in the circuitry and when it got hot, it would lose contact and my computer would lock up, i had a new one installed, and my problem is solved, but its ok you dont know much anyways, thanks to this site i got my problem fixed, thanks everyone except dante yes, its tru, your response was of no help and was insulting, my motherboard had a physical connection problem in the circuitry and when it got hot, it would lose contact and my computer would lock up, i had a new one installed, and my problem is solved, but its ok you dont know much anyways, thanks to this site i got my problem fixed, thanks everyone except dante

]]> By: Tom http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-8934 Tom Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:52:33 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-8934 Could I also add to Dante if he ever returns that his rant was useless to everyone involved. The problem was hardware not software. Could I also add to Dante if he ever returns that his rant was useless to everyone involved. The problem was hardware not software.

]]> By: Tom http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-8933 Tom Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:48:47 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-8933 Hiya John :) Thank yuo for informing me. I was recently given an eMachines 410 with the same problem. As a computing student and hopeful systems engineer I recognised that the PSU was a problem and replaced that. I might add that it took me three days to get a PSU that fit right. Modern computers have been universalised to a s-ata bus when this computer was IDE. In the end, aria.co.uk came through for me :)) After installing that, the fans started working which was good. So I thought huzzah! And plugged in the monitor and peripherals. To no avail. Nothing responded except an erratic amber light and the graphics card fan. After weeping to myself for a while, I thought 'well, at least I was right about the PSU.' After thinking that, I felt better and came to look on the net. Now that I have found this blog, my problems are all solved and the pc will be usable, HOPEFULLY by next week :) Once again, thank you :) Hiya John :)

Thank yuo for informing me. I was recently given an eMachines 410 with the same problem. As a computing student and hopeful systems engineer I recognised that the PSU was a problem and replaced that.

I might add that it took me three days to get a PSU that fit right. Modern computers have been universalised to a s-ata bus when this computer was IDE. In the end, aria.co.uk came through for me :))

After installing that, the fans started working which was good. So I thought huzzah! And plugged in the monitor and peripherals. To no avail. Nothing responded except an erratic amber light and the graphics card fan. After weeping to myself for a while, I thought ‘well, at least I was right about the PSU.’ After thinking that, I felt better and came to look on the net. Now that I have found this blog, my problems are all solved and the pc will be usable, HOPEFULLY by next week :)

Once again, thank you :)

]]> By: Dante http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-8172 Dante Sun, 06 May 2007 06:12:01 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-8172 and another thing, if you completely screw up your bios, turn your comp off and open it and take the battery out and put it back in and your bios is reset. and another thing, if you completely screw up your bios, turn your comp off and open it and take the battery out and put it back in and your bios is reset.

]]> By: Dante http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-8171 Dante Sun, 06 May 2007 06:10:50 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-8171 first and foremost, you guys are *********. what do you know of computers? the technicians are smart for not fixing the computer. of course their not going to fix it, then nobody would need to come back. its a lose lose situation for the customer. unless you educate yourself. all software problems can be fixed very easily, if you set up your computer the right way. 1st thing you do is go out and buy a copy of windows xp pro. 2nd. reformat your computer to get rid of unnecessary things that the company gives you. 3rd. split your hard drive into two sections. 4th. burn all your programs on cd's and dont lose them. 5th. install all your programs and windows on C and all files(pics,music,videos, etc.) and anything else of importance on D. And if you happen to get a virus, it will be on C(because thats where windows is installed) and you just reformat that part of your hard drive. And don't ever use virus protection, it only slows your computer down. first and foremost, you guys are *********. what do you know of computers? the technicians are smart for not fixing the computer. of course their not going to fix it, then nobody would need to come back. its a lose lose situation for the customer. unless you educate yourself. all software problems can be fixed very easily, if you set up your computer the right way. 1st thing you do is go out and buy a copy of windows xp pro. 2nd. reformat your computer to get rid of unnecessary things that the company gives you. 3rd. split your hard drive into two sections. 4th. burn all your programs on cd’s and dont lose them. 5th. install all your programs and windows on C and all files(pics,music,videos, etc.) and anything else of importance on D. And if you happen to get a virus, it will be on C(because thats where windows is installed) and you just reformat that part of your hard drive. And don’t ever use virus protection, it only slows your computer down.

]]> By: moe http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-7820 moe Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:11:25 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-7820 the same exact thing SAME EXACT thing happend in my life they even callled me mam butt my computer didnt make it =( the same exact thing SAME EXACT thing happend in my life they even callled me mam
butt my computer didnt make it =(

]]> By: dan kelly http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-5950 dan kelly Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:45:16 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-5950 dell installed new mobo, all is well dell installed new mobo, all is well

]]> By: dan kelly http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-4813 dan kelly Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:58:23 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-4813 ok john i have this problem as well, but slightly different, try this one, its very intermittent, my computer will run fine, for days sometimes, but sometimes a few times a day, ok my screen will freeze, no mouse movement, nothing, like time itself froze in my computer, i will hold the power button, it will shut down, i will turn it back on, and one of 2 things will happen, the "orange light of death" will come on, and the other "thinking" light will come on and it will sound like my hard drive is going through the normal booting, but nothing from the screen, same power saving deal you had, and the fans will run at normal speed. Or the "orange light of death" will come on, and the "thinking" light will not be lit at all, when this happens, the fan runs at a very high speed and say i move the computer or like tap it sometimes the lights will both change to green and it will boot normally, i have replaced the power supply, cleaned the boards, removed and reinstalled the cards, and also bought a 1 gb ram kit from pny, as this problem always corrects after powering down and up a few times, yet the problem persists, i think after reading your posts i need a motherboard, but do you think this could be caused my the video card? if it cant be the video card then it has to be the mobo, any help would be great thanks, oh and i never got the blue screen or anything ok john i have this problem as well, but slightly different, try this one, its very intermittent, my computer will run fine, for days sometimes, but sometimes a few times a day, ok my screen will freeze, no mouse movement, nothing, like time itself froze in my computer, i will hold the power button, it will shut down, i will turn it back on, and one of 2 things will happen, the “orange light of death” will come on, and the other “thinking” light will come on and it will sound like my hard drive is going through the normal booting, but nothing from the screen, same power saving deal you had, and the fans will run at normal speed. Or the “orange light of death” will come on, and the “thinking” light will not be lit at all, when this happens, the fan runs at a very high speed and say i move the computer or like tap it sometimes the lights will both change to green and it will boot normally, i have replaced the power supply, cleaned the boards, removed and reinstalled the cards, and also bought a 1 gb ram kit from pny, as this problem always corrects after powering down and up a few times, yet the problem persists, i think after reading your posts i need a motherboard, but do you think this could be caused my the video card? if it cant be the video card then it has to be the mobo, any help would be great thanks, oh and i never got the blue screen or anything

]]> By: Ted http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-4465 Ted Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:00:21 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-4465 A friend of mine is having the same problem with his emachines 410. I have brought it to see if something can be done. A friend of mine is having the same problem with his emachines 410. I have brought it to see if something can be done.

]]> By: bizkid http://www.johnlamansky.com/blog/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-3006 bizkid Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:21:13 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/18/the-mystery-of-the-orange-light-part-3/#comment-3006 i have this problem currently. thanks john for leading me down the path to enlightenment. i have this problem currently. thanks john for leading me down the path to enlightenment.

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