I would have to disagree with the comment that Dell has changed the 20 pin mobo connector. I just compared an old HP Pavilion power supply with that inside of a Dell Optiplex GX260 and the wire color codes are exactly the same. So unless Dell is using a different color code for their power supplies, any ATX compatible power supply should work in a Dell PC. Just my $0.02. -- ---- ------ Todd Young > Florin Iucha wrote: > > >On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 10:07:57PM -0600, Bob Hartmann wrote: > > > > > >>Just say I need a plain ol' power supply for a Dell Dimension and I have > >>the bad one in hand. > >>Then say I need to get a replacement today. > >>Then I tell ya that I typically go to general nano or [mu]Center, but > >>I'm time constrained near Portland Ave and Lake St. (pretend I have to > >>ride my bike!) > >>If anyone has a recommendation, I'm all eyes. TIA! > >> > >> > > > >Make sure you get a Dell Power Supply. Or an ATX-to-DELL adapter. > > > >Dell has an extremely devious tactic of using physically-compatible > >but electrically incompatible ATX 20-pin-like mobo power supply > >connector. If you plug in a straight ATX PSU sparks will happen. > > > >Be careful! > > > >florin > > > > > > > Yeeikes! Seriously? It's not my peecee, so that's good to know. > I suppose you're willing to sell me said adapter at a bargain rate... > (yep, yep, sarcasm. Easy now. No, no, chill. easy. hey.) > Can anyone corroborate this and/or answer my question? > I guess general nano is not outrageously far from there. > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list