Comments on: Broken Dell Optiplex SX280

By: Ricky

Ricky — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:13 +0000

Hey.. where can I buy an external power supply for dell optiplex sx280 for the least price… I live in houston, tx… and my email id is dream_rahul@hotmail.com

thanks

By: Osman Temirhan

Osman Temirhan — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:02:28 +0000

Dear Friends
I’m looking to buy a party of sx280 with a 17 inc monitor. Like on the picture above. Can someone help me with this?
I’m from Belgium.
My regards

By: James

James — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:26:31 +0000

I work on these systems daily as Apple Techs send them to me. Most systems have a bad capacitor or two. When I repair them I change all the capacitors on the system no matter what they look like or if you had it serviced before. The capacitors I use are tested good with 100,000 run hours against them with a 20 percent give or take on the tolerances. If you have a question you can call 706-307-9689 or visit http://www.doubleclickittofixit.com.

This is a brief list of the systems we repair on a regular basis: GX150, SX150, GX240, SX240, GX260, SX260, GX270, SX270, GX280, SX280, GX520, SX520, GX620, SX620, Dimension 2400, Dimension 8400, iMac 17 inch and 20 inch, 661-3613, 661-3611, 661-3599, 661-3596, 661-3597, 661-3612, 661-4290, 661-3599, 661-3787, 661-3595, 661-3778, 661-3597, M9248LL, M9249LL.

If you want the kits to do the repair yourself, you can buy them here at http://www.doubleclickittofixit.com/kits.html

By: David

David — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:15:28 +0000

Hello I am looking for the mother board of an optiplex sx 280 have problem with the targeta of video

By: Marinel

Marinel — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:04:37 +0000

Hello.
I also have a Optiplex SX280. Mtherboard has died and I replaced two faulty capacitors on it.
Now I have the following problem:
It boots up showing the Dell splash screen with Press F2 for boot sequence or F12 for setup. But it won’t take the command.
It goes to the next step showing a black screen with a blinking line and gets stuck there. The fans run faster and faster till they get to full throttle.
Has anyone else had this symptoms?

By: Jorge

Jorge — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:20:42 +0000

Hello,
I just wanted to say that I do repairs on sx280 motherboards. I sell refurbished motherboards. I test each one before I ship them out on ebay my name is gambl0re here is a link to my item. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=300315366240 I have excelelnt feedback no negative. This is better than paying double from dell or other vendors thanks.

By: Jonathas

Jonathas — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:18:27 +0000

I had the same problem with 3 of the Optiplex SX280. I replaced 2 of them,but after the third one I am seriously thinking about fixing them. Nelson let me know if that guys fixed for you, also I called dell and they sell the Motherboard for $236.

By: nelson

nelson — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:38:03 +0000

My Optiplex SX280 exhibited all the symptoms here: amber light blinking, jet engine noise from fan(s), no POST lights illuminated. Sure enough I found a bulging capacitor under the hard drive.
I found a guy on eBay who repairs them for $49.99. I just sent it to him but he seems pretty sure that’s what’s going on. I’ll let you know how it goes.