DANGER WILL ROBINSON, DANGER!!!! Around that era, Dell used NON-STANDARD ATX power supplies, the end result is using a standard atx psu will result in toasted motherboard (and cpu), or toasted psu or both.
Scott Mueller talks about this in Upgrading and Repairing PC's, not sure which version though as the 8th ed I have has no mention of this. Although I vaguely remember seeing it in a later edition I was considering buying. http://www.quepublishing.com/title/0789731738 On 13 Jun 2006 at 15:39, Hugh Gundersen wrote: > A student has asked me about a power supply unit. Apparently he has an > oldish DELL with a P3 @1Ghz with a 200W power supply that's gone way > down south! > > He cannot get a new unit except from DELL - apparently - as all the PSUs > he can fine only have the long translucent plug and the square 12v plug > and his has the long translucent one plus the older smaller white plug > with a 3.5v - 5v and gnd. y -- Harondel J. Sibble Sibble Computer Consulting Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager) -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
