Dell Dimension 5150

The PSU has failed. The green LED on the motherboard remains illuminated but the power switch flashes amber. Sometimes the computer boots up after a few minutes. When the power is switched off the same problem happens again.

Replace the PSU with a ATX 305W PSU. No need to buy Dell, get a cheaper PSU £23.00 from a computer shop. Check it has 24pin connector etc.

Do not buy on ebay second hand ..... they look OK but the internal trigger is probably broken and your Dell will flash amber!

All was well until after about three years we experience the dreaded flashing amber power light - which is still unresolved.

for dell dimension 5150 the amber light sometimes comes up when all drivers mainly the chipset and important drivers from dell website for this desktop are NOT installed. try installing OS and then going online and installing all there updates and drivers for this desktop. you will find there is no problem with it. dont know why dell wouldnt ask you if you did this. but this caused a problem for me and was fixed myself easily. new motherboards would do the trick only untill the pre-installed drivers get corrupt again. and after this you would get the amber light. to avoid this update motherboard drivers. even if you dont install chipset drivers it can do this. i had this problem and was resolved after many attempts to fix. now no problem at all.

I've had the dell 5150 for 3yrs and 4months all of a sudden when i powered down the pc, When I went to turn it on the following down , the fatal orange blinking light, I rang dell and paid £24 for them to diagnose the problem, by removing the following RAM , Video card, Network card and unplugging the cd and hard drive, they then asked me to plug the pc back in and switch it on, still the same light, (that was there diagnostic check! ) I could have done it myself and saved £24!, so they recommended a replacement powersupply and front panel £90 !

First Boot problems with my Dell Dimension 5150 - Amber flashing light and not booting up - Dell came to to look at the machine. Replaced motherboard and powersupply. Temporarily worked, no wont even power up to show Setup screen or power monitor.

Very good service from DELL in fixing my problems

Although we had two breakdowns the DELL engineers were very courteous and quick in getting it fixed.

2 major breakdowns involving new motherboards

Well recommend Dell Dimension 5150.

I have had the Dell dimension 5150 for a couple of years now and has proved to be a reliable computer. A nice flat monitor screen and nice sound speakers. This computer was a reasonable price. However it does not perform well with computer games as mine only came with 512 mb but i guess can put more on it. Not sure if it sets the standards for quality like some other computers but for the money it was a reasonable buy.

Intially they ran as advertized. We had four Dell Dimension 5150'S. Within one week two flashed orange and would not start up. What a waste of money.

Decent computer all around for lighter gaming, word processing, and web surfingQuiet. Runs somewhat quiet, and the CPU heatsink is sibe wire is very shortMost of the plugs are already soldered in, further reducing the upgradable capabilities of this computer. Well recommend Dell Dimension 5150.

It is a very good computer for the basic user but lacks the ability to be upgraded to get more life out of it.

Runs quite but would recommend to add a fan behind cpu as it runs hot.

I would recommend this computer to anyone who uses basic applications like word, email and light gaming and video. If you want to upgrade or use it for gaming or overclocking I would reconsider.

Tech support is fair as most operators cannot diagnosis problems.

7/10