Problem W/ Dell Precision 360 & PSU

Specifically, it won't fit.

I ordered from Dell Spare Parts the 330W power supply that's supposed
to work with the Dell Precision 360 Workstation (Minitower), which is
what I have. The problem is this: the white plastic portion of the
20-pin connector to the motherboard is larger than before (on the
original 250W power supply), large enough that I cannot close the case
when it is plugged in. This connector hits the 5.25" drive bay.

My question for anyone who bought the 330W power supply from Dell: is
the shape of this connector standard for this model? It's hard to
describe it; it's like there is this plastic guard attached to it so
that the wires come in one side at a 45-degree angle. The connector on
my 250W has no such guard. Is there possibly a 330W power supply that
I could exchange from Dell that doesn't have such a large connector?
Any help appreciated.


pqbd

"pqbd" <> wrote in message
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> Specifically, it won't fit.
>
> I ordered from Dell Spare Parts the 330W power supply that's supposed
> to work with the Dell Precision 360 Workstation (Minitower), which is
> what I have. The problem is this: the white plastic portion of the
> 20-pin connector to the motherboard is larger than before (on the
> original 250W power supply), large enough that I cannot close the case
> when it is plugged in. This connector hits the 5.25" drive bay.
>
> My question for anyone who bought the 330W power supply from Dell: is
> the shape of this connector standard for this model? It's hard to
> describe it; it's like there is this plastic guard attached to it so
> that the wires come in one side at a 45-degree angle. The connector on
> my 250W has no such guard. Is there possibly a 330W power supply that
> I could exchange from Dell that doesn't have such a large connector?
> Any help appreciated.
>
>
> pqbd

So send it back!

Mike.


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