My dell dimension 4600 doesn't come on. When i press to on button I get an orange light on the power light ( left hand one ) then nothing happens. can you help

Solid Amber Light on Dimension 4500 - Power supply is suspect ...

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Remove Power Cord then press and hold the power button for 30 seconds, then put the cord back in and try to start it.

When you press the Power Button are you hearing the fans run, the disk drive running, the cd drive click and the light on it comes on for a second or two?

Anything shows up on the LCD Screen?

If you press the power button and absolutely nothing is happening then you most likely have a bad power supply.

If you press the power button and you start hearing beep sounds or blinking lights in a continuous pattern (ex. 1 long followed by 2 short) then you have a motherboard issue. Those beep sounds and blinking lights tells the technician what is going on with the computer.

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Normally Dimension 4600 models can be resolved just by doing the power drain. All you need to do is unplug all the cables behind the tower. Press & hold the power button for 1 minute. Now turn on the PC, it will work. If still the same kindly check the back LED's and let me know the status.

The most likely cause is a failing power supply. Unless you have a tester you will need to buy a replacement. Check the specs and order a suitable replacement. (www.newegg.com is my choice)

If any of this goes past your computer knowledge take your computer to an expert to examine first-hand.

Hi! for most dell machines if the power led is orange its an indication of a issue with the ram, try to reseat the ram first.if that doesnt work normally for dimension 4600, there are diagnostic lights that are located at the back panel of the machine, they are four bicolor lights(amber and green) You can determine the exact problem by checking these lights and you can interpret them by going to this website: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4600/en/4600i/sm/adtshoot.htm#1112886 hope this helps...

Just lay it over on its right hand side, there a button on the top and the bottom, press these both at once and lift. It will just hinge up and give you plenty of access. When closing just make sure its lined up and it simply clicks back into place. Cheers from Scott

• you may need to replace the power supply and ask a local computer technician to replace it
  

Unplug the unit. Re-seat the Memory and Daughter-boards. Plug in and try to start.

try safe mode f8 and go into msconfig and uncheak startup stuff ok

Does the hdd lite come on? cd lite come on? The blinking lite on the power is an indication the bios or power supply is having trouble. strip the unit of all devices except hd, kb and use the vga built in video. Remove the ram also. restart and see what happens.