Dell Power Supply problem

Thanks for your help and guideance on the matter....by the time i purchase a videocard and a power supply it might be more sensible to sell this pc and by a new one that is Vista Premium ready. For around $500 AUS I can get a NEC 2.66GHz dual core 256MB graphics card,DVD Burner,512MB DDR2 ram, 350 watt power supply, card reader, etc,etc with a free upgrade to Vista Home Premium and manufacturers warranty.

Thanks again,

econodude

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The current wattage maximum is 210 I would require 250 watts to 275 maximum
I would be happy with 250 watts constant..... is that still silly

Cheers,

econodude ...

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To be honest i don't know but [URL=http://www.power-on.com/dell210sl.html]HERE[/URL] is a link that might give you the info you asked about.

If i can modify it without concern of it being unstable I would prefer to do so.

Thanks,

econodude Re: Dell Power Suppy problem



To be honest i don't know but [URL=http://www.power-on.com/dell210sl.html]HERE[/URL] is a link that might give you the info you asked about.

If i can modify it without

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Yeh who are the designers at Dell who thought this was a good design

but can I increase the wattage of this power supply .......

the answer still alludes me

Thanks,

econodude...

Re: Dell Power Suppy problem

Thanks for the reply & welcome I have provided a pic below of the unit as it isn't the conventional ATX style box. An original replacement with the same 210watt output was the only supply on offer, this is why I am asking can I increase the wattage output on this model PS.



Small Desktop systems. Five output unit with remote on/off, UL, CSA, CE, TUV approvals. Proprietary shape 11.125"L x 4.125"W x 1.625"H with standard ATX and P4 main board connectors. Dell part number W5184, also replaces Dell part...

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Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures



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Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures



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Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures

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