Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

I've been asked to look at a 4 year old Dell Dimension 9200 - the boss's son broke it.

I've found the PSU has died. It is rated at 375W of dimensions 140mm deep, 97mm high and 150mm wide. 24 Pin plus 4 pin socket connectors to the motherboard. It powered a dual cored intel CPU, passive powered (basic) PCI graphics, SATA HD, and IDE DVD drive. The SATA leads need to be some 700mm long due to the limited routing around the case and the remote location of the HDD.

I'm struggling to find a PSU of similar size to fit back into the case. Anyone got any recommendations?

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

I believe Dell PSU's plugs are wired differently than others too, usually meaning you need to buy a Dell one, or one that is specifically compatible :(

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

It does look as though the connectors are all standard and a :google: suggests that it is a standard type PSU that can be swapped out. Unfortunately my :google: skills aren't that good at identifying what will suit as most PSUs that I can see have different dimensions especially of height.

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

Ah right. Was worth a mention as I know this has been an issue with Dell PSU's in the past. Their forums used to be full of people looking for help with the PSU's - including me.
Sorry I can't help further.

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

whats the board mounting like? does it look like ATX or mATX standard? you could lob it all in a £20 quid case. Failing that just buy any psu that fits and use a cable extension/splitter

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

you could transfer the mobo and all the goodies to a different case.
then a standard psu will fit or ya can buy this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dell-Dimension...item27b7a80aff

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

Google seems to confirm that this model uses a standard ATX power supply, so it's really just a matter of finding something of a suitable size.

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

wish I thought of that 5 minutes earlier lol

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

I'm not inclined to start rebuilding into a new case. I'm just looking for an easy life, especially as I'm doing this as a favour. As it is I'll have to reseat the CPU cooler as the PSU wires were wrapped around all sorts of places.

I had thought that a standard ATX power supply would be standard in size, but it appears not :(

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

Yes, looks like the standard is 150 x 140 x 86 so you'd be left with a bit of a gap. Bodgeable with a bit of care or duct tape..

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

Get a 250w Winpower, they'll all recommend them on here :mad:

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

Who are 'They'? - Did someone 'touch a nerve'?

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

Set of muppets recommending junk to other users.

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

Which 'muppets' would that be?

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

he is calling me a muppet lmfao

Of course I have no knowledge lol

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

You clearly don't recommend ****** PSU's over decent high quality ones. Wtf are you the head of PC World tech

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

you also do not recommend a 80 quid psu to replace a 250 watt in a basic computer thats 4 years old. Think you need a bit more experience mate cuz you obviously have little in the real world of computers

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

Un-subbed.

Get a bloody room.

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

There is no way that for a PC over 4 years old that an expensive well guaranteed PSU is worth the money. It would be worth more than the rest of the PC components combined. Give it another year or two and no doubt the PC would be consigned to the scrap heap. Indeed the owner had already expected that outcome before I said that it was just the PSU which even if I pushed the boat out could be renewed for well under £40.

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

I have a full set of muppets in the spoiler for you.
:D

Re: Dell Dimension 9200 Power Supply
 

To update, I ended up fitting an Antec 380W PSU http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/prod...==&id=MjIyNA==

It was slightly narrower than the standard Dell PSU at 86 instead of 97mm. And only 2 of the four mounting screw holes lined up on the Dell case, but hey it fitted and the cables had plenty of length to get to the remote parts of the case. I suspect I could have found a cheaper generic or unbadged PSU if I'd looked around. Quite a few though had fans mounted on the top or bottom, rather than the end, and that wouldn't have worked with the way the PSU had to fit the case.