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c/computer-technicians•paulperrypaulperry•3d agoProlific Poster

Had a Dell OptiPlex 3020 from 2015 die on me last Tuesday

It was a regular clean-up job for a small office in town, and the thing just wouldn't post. No beeps, no video, just the fan spinning up. I pulled the CMOS battery and tried a known-good PSU, but the mainboard was cooked. They didn't want to spend on a new board for a machine that old, so we just migrated the data and called it a day. Anyone have a good source for older OptiPlex parts, or is it just not worth the hassle anymore?
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viola263
viola2633d ago
Check eBay for parts but honestly it's probably time to upgrade.
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emma_rodriguez34
Upgrade to what though, that's the real question. Feels like every new model has some annoying flaw or missing feature the old one did right. Finding parts can be a pain but sometimes keeping the devil you know is better.
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