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To: Mike McFarland who wrote (75034)	4/18/2011 11:31:55 AM
From: shadowman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

I've heard..years ago, that Dell power supplies had a proprietary cable/plug for hooking to the motherboard's power socket..that may have changed..if not there has to be an inexpensive adapter that you can buy. Also the case backplates on some Dells are hard to line up with some motherboards...the position of the Dell backplates on some of their computers is odd. I've never tried to after fit a Dell, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

To: Mike McFarland who wrote (75034)	4/18/2011 12:18:03 PM
From: PMS Witch	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Older Dell power connectors use industry standard connectors but are wired differently -- and a mismatch will fry your components. If you took your power supply to a repair shop, they should be able to test it and tell you whether you need to re-wire, buy an adaptor, or drop the idea. JUST BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR SNAPS INTO PLACE DOESN'T MEAN IT'S COMPATIBLE!!! Note: Operating a switching power supply without a load will ruin it. (Almost all PSUs today are switching.) Be sure your PSU has the wires needed to power the graphics card, (or use a card that takes its power from the board.) As mentioned, the Dell case hole and standard motherboard connectors won't align. And sometimes the case wiring is "made-to-measure" for Dell motherboard connector placement. Dell power supplies often have either Molex or Sata connectors, but not both. Cheers, PW. P.S. Consider a low cost case (with PSU.) It can save you a ton of frustration!