Dimension 8100 Power Supply Problem
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From: Geoff on 7 May 2010 03:57 On 30/04/2010 01:43, Pat Conover wrote: > Hi All, > > I have an old Dimension 8100 that I used as a file server. The HD was new, > with a fresh install of XP Home SP3, connected to an UPS with Powechute > shutdown for outages, and was working fine for about six months. It just up > and died one day. I have opened it up, no lights, no monitor, no BIOS, not > even flea power on the MB, no nothing. I am thinking the power supply has > gone bad. But this is one of the non ATX compliant MB and PS (Model Dell > PS-5251-1D P/N 03E466) that Dell made with a 24 and 16 Pin MB power > connector. I don't have a PS tester, so I have been lurking around eBay > looking for a cheap used replacement. Found one used tested and working for > $21 including shipping. > > Anyway, do you think its the power supply? Any eBay sellers you might > suggest (Ben)? I just can't see spending to much more money on this old > machine, but if I can get it running again for $25 that's worth it. > > Thanks, Pat > > > 1 buy new psu (ya have fun if it's a custom one) 2 check fuse.... (note, psu's have fuses in them as well as plugs...)
From: Pat Conover on 7 May 2010 19:02
"Geoff" <nospam(a)nospamformeplease.invalid> wrote in message news:hs0h5h$2q4$1(a)speranza.aioe.org... > On 30/04/2010 01:43, Pat Conover wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I have an old Dimension 8100 that I used as a file server. The HD was >> new, >> with a fresh install of XP Home SP3, connected to an UPS with Powechute >> shutdown for outages, and was working fine for about six months. It just >> up >> and died one day. I have opened it up, no lights, no monitor, no BIOS, >> not >> even flea power on the MB, no nothing. I am thinking the power supply >> has >> gone bad. But this is one of the non ATX compliant MB and PS (Model Dell >> PS-5251-1D P/N 03E466) that Dell made with a 24 and 16 Pin MB power >> connector. I don't have a PS tester, so I have been lurking around eBay >> looking for a cheap used replacement. Found one used tested and working >> for >> $21 including shipping. >> >> Anyway, do you think its the power supply? Any eBay sellers you might >> suggest (Ben)? I just can't see spending to much more money on this old >> machine, but if I can get it running again for $25 that's worth it. >> >> Thanks, Pat >> >> >> > > > 1 buy new psu (ya have fun if it's a custom one) > > 2 check fuse.... > (note, psu's have fuses in them as well as plugs...) Thanks, but can't see any fuses to fix or reset, and it is Dells proprietary PS! |