Dimension 8100 Power Supply Problem
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From: Pat Conover on 29 Apr 2010 20:43 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
From: Ben Myers on 30 Apr 2010 21:10 On 4/29/2010 8:43 PM, 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 > > > Pat, No guarantees, but the symptoms seem to indicate a failed power supply. Could also be both the motherboard and power supply failed. You might spend the $25 and find you need something else. I scrapped two or three of these a few months back, but I do not think I saved any of the parts... Ben
From: Pat Conover on 30 Apr 2010 22:17 "Ben Myers" <ben_myers(a)charter.net> wrote in message news:hrfv1v$c6i$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 4/29/2010 8:43 PM, 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 >> >> >> > Pat, > > No guarantees, but the symptoms seem to indicate a failed power supply. > Could also be both the motherboard and power supply failed. You might > spend the $25 and find you need something else. I scrapped two or three > of these a few months back, but I do not think I saved any of the parts... > Ben Ben, I was hoping you would reply with have two, tested and ready to ship...but I am a couple of months too late. At least getting a PS from you, I know it would work, and then if no boot, MB time. Thanks, Pat
From: Ben Myers on 1 May 2010 07:34 On 4/30/2010 10:17 PM, Pat Conover wrote: > "Ben Myers"<ben_myers(a)charter.net> wrote in message > news:hrfv1v$c6i$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> On 4/29/2010 8:43 PM, 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 >>> >>> >>> >> Pat, >> >> No guarantees, but the symptoms seem to indicate a failed power supply. >> Could also be both the motherboard and power supply failed. You might >> spend the $25 and find you need something else. I scrapped two or three >> of these a few months back, but I do not think I saved any of the parts... >> Ben > > Ben, > > I was hoping you would reply with have two, tested and ready to ship...but I > am a couple of months too late. At least getting a PS from you, I know it > would work, and then if no boot, MB time. > > Thanks, Pat > > Pat, With limited space, the 8100 and similar Precision 330 gear did not survive the need to make room for newer equipment and a horde of P4 laptops... Ben
From: Pat Conover on 1 May 2010 09:06
"Ben Myers" <ben_myers(a)charter.net> wrote in message news:hrh3kv$qo$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 4/30/2010 10:17 PM, Pat Conover wrote: >> "Ben Myers"<ben_myers(a)charter.net> wrote in message >> news:hrfv1v$c6i$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> On 4/29/2010 8:43 PM, 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Pat, >>> >>> No guarantees, but the symptoms seem to indicate a failed power supply. >>> Could also be both the motherboard and power supply failed. You might >>> spend the $25 and find you need something else. I scrapped two or three >>> of these a few months back, but I do not think I saved any of the >>> parts... >>> Ben >> >> Ben, >> >> I was hoping you would reply with have two, tested and ready to >> ship...but I >> am a couple of months too late. At least getting a PS from you, I know >> it >> would work, and then if no boot, MB time. >> >> Thanks, Pat > > Pat, With limited space, the 8100 and similar Precision 330 gear did not > survive the need to make room for newer equipment and a horde of P4 > laptops... Ben Ben, Are there any cheap, but workable, PS and/or MB testers? I really should have something like these in my toolkit. Yes, I could use a good Spring cleaning too, maybe the 8100 qaulifys now... Pat |