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    warrenmills Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 23, 2008, 05:18 PM
    Power button doesn't seem to work
    I have a 3 year old Dell Dimension E510 desktop that has worked fine until now. I shut it down when I went on vacation. I've tried to turn it on by pushing the power button, but the cpu won't turn on. A yellow light flashes every 5 seconds or so. It's been a long time since I turned this computer off and I'm stumped. Any ideas?
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    Oct 23, 2008, 09:20 PM

    Unplug the power cord from the back of the computer and let it sit for an hour or so. Then plug it back in and try booting again.

    Fingers crossed.
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