Dell power supply
Dimension 4300 XPHome SP2 I have two internal drives and five external drives. I installed the HP software with the external drives off. I then rebooted and finished the install...
A while ago, someone in the know posted this sort of info in this usenet newsgroup.
As a general rule, if you have a Pentium II or Pentium III system there, the plastic looks exactly like a normal ATX connector, but the voltages delivered to had pervasive use across the older Dimension and Optiplex computers.
standard. This has certainly been my experience with Dimensions of various sizes and the Precision 340, 350, and 360 models.
Somebody else may be able to fill you in on the more recent Dell "servers" which are in fairly standard cases, but I'd bet that the power connector on any Dell mid-tower P4 server is standard ATX.
I'm sure product cost has driven Dell in the direction of standard power supplies. Like WAL*MART, Dell is good at wringing pennies out of the overall cost of buttembling and shipping its products. Now if we can just get Dell to back off of the other non-standard motherboard connectors for cooling fan, USB, and front panel on-off+LEDs !!! ... Ben Myers
HP Photosmart 2610 drive letter
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