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mcoomer146
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January 15th, 2010 12:00
Power supply
I have a dell inspiron 530 and the power supply is going bad. The one I have is a AcBel pc6037. 300w. Do I have to buy the same power supply or could I buy any power supply? Does it have to be 300W or could I install a 400W?
Any help would be great.
Thank you
You can buy any standard ATX 12V power supply. I would recommend buying a good name brand unit, however. I have an Antec 500 watt in my Inspiron 530. The one I have is no longer available though. I would look at Corsair power supplies if I were you. THIS ONE is very popular.
mcoomer146
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Posted January 15th, 2010 21:00
thank you for all your help.
Hello, I have an Inspiron 530s also. I was wondering what kind of symptoms you were experiencing to let you know your power supply was going bad? My computer on occasion right after boot-up suddenly shuts down. Sometimes it restarts by itself and sometimes not. I have run the Dell diagnostics and it has indicated no problems.
mcoomer146
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Posted March 12th, 2010 20:00
My problem was not with my power supply. I thought it was but one of my lamps got to hot and melted causing a short there for causing my pc to shutdown.
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Posted January 15th, 2010 14:00
If you are budget minded, you might look at one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046
I have been able to pick up two of these on sale at different times at newegg.com for $30 shipped. I just installed one in a Vostro 220, and my son's computer has been running one for over 6 months with no issues.