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by fliptw » Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:07 pm
I have a dimension 4600, and the PS's fan is sounding wonky, I was wondering if I have to get a replacement from dell or could I just go out and buy a PS.
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by Foil » Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:18 pm
A standard ATX power supply worked fine for my Dimension 4700. Not sure about the 4600.
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by Spidey » Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:09 pm
If you don’t mind the work…just replace the fan. It’s pretty easy.
Also some PS's need to have their leads changed to work in some DELL's. (from what I heard)
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by Warlock » Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:07 pm
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by Testiculese » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:52 am
Beware of Dell's, they altered the motherboards on a lot of models and swapped two of the power pins. You use a regular PSU and kerZAP.
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by captain_twinkie » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:21 pm
I do tech support for dell, as long as you get a PSU that supports Micro ATX boards, you will be fine.
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by fliptw » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:36 pm
captain_twinkie wrote: I do tech support for dell, as long as you get a PSU that supports Micro ATX boards, you will be fine.
interesting. even for the Dimension 4600?
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by captain_twinkie » Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:09 am
That is correct, this is a 4600? not a 4600C correct? And since most ATX PSU's support micro ATX boards, your fine either way.
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by Foil » Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:37 am
4600s and 4700s are pretty similar as I recall, and a generic ATX PSU worked for my 4700.