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Dell optiplex 3020

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First post, by rain

Posted on 2024-05-17, 12:08

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Hi ive dell optiplex 3020 desktop pc.
When plugged energy cable pc boots 3 times, at 3rd time its opening normal. Iam asking why pc is post 3 times is it normal?

Reply 1 of 2, by lowlytech

Posted on 2024-05-17, 12:38

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Is your cr2032 cmos battery good? I've had some experience with these and it seems like when you apply power for the first time they'll spin up, shut down, then you push the power button to actually power it on.

Reply 2 of 2, by Ryccardo

Posted on 2024-05-17, 19:10

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Not sure about 3, but 2 certainly is - the first time it's loading EC firmware from the bios chip (you'll notice the fans start at full speed, because the EC is not working yet) 😀

Wild guess, maybe the govarmint backdoor, sorry, intel management engine does an initialization cycle including a full reset too?

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