Dell PSU

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 4:31 pm

got a friend with a Dell 8200 PC and it gives funny results when booting into XP.

i ran through all the checks and stuff to figure out what the problem was.....finally i made it down to checking the PSU for bad voltages

sure enough!

12+VDC when HDD, and CD-ROM go active drops to anywhere between 9.5 and 11.3 VDC

3.3+ VDC drops to 1.93 - 2.2 VDC

5+ VDC drops to 3.5 - 4.1 VDC

so i told him to call and RMA the POFS and to make sure he calls me when the new one comes in.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:07 pm

And your observation is?

Don't buy Dell?

IIRC - don't Dell do scum-sucking proprietary PSU's with some cables switched, and matching motherboards.... so it *LOOKS* like you can swap out a DELL PSU for a standard variety model.... but if you go ahead and do that you fry the motherboard and probably everything on it?

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:10 pm

Wow. The Tech equivalent of a "the sky is blue" thread. Congratulations.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:15 pm

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:38 pm

Umm... thanks for sharing your wonderful story Ace

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:26 am

Yes, Mobi.

Deadmeat · Post by **Deadmeat** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 12:41 pm

Cue the kitty.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:35 pm

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:25 pm

he got the new one eariler today......

anyone want to take a guess what was wrong with this one

?

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:36 pm

Wasn't plugged in?

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:37 pm

Too many coffee stains on the CD tray loading down the drive motor?

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:00 pm

AceCombat wrote:anyone want to take a guess what was wrong with this one?

you helped him???

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:11 pm

Okay, enough. I see where this is going and it's looking like bad weather on the horizon.

Stop making me moderate here Ace. I do so little till you start lame threads like this.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:36 pm

BUBBALOU wrote:
AceCombat wrote:anyone want to take a guess what was wrong with this one?
you helped him???

no i didnt help him.

bad RAM!!

i convinced him to build his own system.

he has a 2000$ budget, and he has openly asked for help........give him a hand.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 4:17 pm

Tell him to post here. Then he'll know the information won't be translated improperly

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:03 am

BLARG!!! DBL POST!!

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:03 am

will do.

SHADDUP TESTI!!

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:00 am

You'll need this Stress: