Either lying or victim of the urban legend created by Dell themselves with the
stupid totally idiotic fake-ATX power connector used on Pentium 3 systems. The
kindest thing to day is that the computer shop person had no idea what he was
talking about. I wish that the clueless people would just plain shut up or say
"I don't know."... Ben Myers
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:51:08 GMT, "Tom Scales" <> wrote:
>
><> wrote in message
>news: oups.com...
>Hello,
>
>I've sent my computer to the computer repair shop and they say thats
>its power supply is brocken and needs replacing. The cost for the power
>supply needed is about £130.
>
>I have some details of the power supply and my computer before i sent
>it off.
>
>Computer:
>
>- Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
>- Dell Dimension 5000, Pentium 4 processor with HT technology (3.00GHz,
>
>800fsb, 1MB cache)
>- Serial ATA 160GB hard drive (7200rpm)
>- 1024MB DDR400 Dual channel memory (2x512)
>- 128MB ATI Radeon X300SE video card.
>
>
>Power Supply:
>
>Model: N305P-00
>Input: 100 - 120V / 9.0A
> 200 - 240V / 4.5V
>Output: +5V / 22.0A
> +12VA / 18.0A
> +12VB / 18.0A blah blah blah...
>
>I just need to know if it is possible to replace this without having to
>spend £130+ and if so where can I get one from.
>
>The computer man said that dell power supplies are different from all
>the other normal ones so I can't just buy a new cheap one - something
>to do with the plugs on the power supply and the size of the pins.
>
>I need as much help as I can get - and fast as I would like it repaired
>before i start my A-levels.
>
>Thanks very much
>
>Tim
>
>
>The computer man is LYING to you. The Dell 5000 uses a standard BTX power
>supply, available from Dell for about $35US, so less in pounds. You can get
>one from your local computer store and install it yourself.
>
>I repeat, he is LYING to you.
>
>Tom
>
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