First post, by JustRob
Hi,
I got a used Dell Precision 490 today. Mainly got it because I think the case looks cool and wanna use it for something, but since it still has all components (I think) I thought I'd try to see if it works as is.
It's really loud, and during the startup sequence I get all kinds of warnings. "Warning, previ0us fan failure". "Warning, previous thermal failure". "Warning, system voltage is low". It's also loud as all hell, so loud I powered it down out of caution.
Is it safe to let this thing run and see what it does? Considering all these warnings it feels like there's some broken hardware in there, and I don't wanna have a PSU blow up next to my face or start a fire. I haven't checked out the insides yet, but I noticed it was pretty dirty, possibly never been cleaned.