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December 20th, 2013 15:00
Dimension XPS D300 power supply
I just tried to upgrade the mother board in my dell dimension xps d300, and thanks to Dell's proprietary (non-standard) ATX design I fried the both the motherboard and the power supply. Dell's ATX is different from the standard ATX because of its pinout, it has the same design, and will fit in a standard ATX port. But when you turn it on...boom... Your computer is toast. I am very angry because Dell didn't even change the design, just the pinout. The only reason to do that is to make you buy dell upgrades, and if you don't, you are going to need a new PC.
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osprey4
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December 20th, 2013 15:00
Hi John Mortimore,
Sorry to hear you've had a problem with your Dimension. Dell went to standard PSU and motherboard configurations many years ago, but the proprietary power supply issue among those very old Dimension models is well documented. The ATX standard was not released until 2007, many years after your XPS d300 was sold.
The good news is that you could update to a much more recent vintage PC for not much more than the cost of that power supply, and keep your existing hard drive and data.
speedstep
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December 26th, 2013 12:00
Centrix international used to make a converter. search for DELLCV
http://www.centrix-intl.com/details.asp?productid=55
The replacement is a DELL 9228c
http://www.impactcomputers.com/9228c.html
http://www.centrix-intl.com/descpic/dellcv.jpg
http://www.centrix-intl.com/descpic/dellcv-1.jpg
http://www.centrix-intl.com/descpic/dellcv-2.jpg
1 +3.3Vdc Orange
2 +3.3Vdc Orange
3 GND Black
4 +5Vdc Red
5 GND Black
6 +5Vdc Red
7 GND Black
8 PWR-OK Gray
9 +5Vdc
VSB
standby Voltage Purple
10 +12Vdc Yellow
11 +3.3Vdc Orange
{brown is 3.3Vdc
sense]
12 -12Vdc Blue
13 GND Black
14 PS-ON Green
15 GND Black
16 GND Black
17 GND Black
18 -5Vdc White
19 +5Vdc Red
20 +5Vdc Red
Dell:
1 +5V Red
2 GND Black
3 +5V Red
4 GND Black
5 Power_Good Orange
6 +5VSB (standby) Purple
7 +12V Yellow
8 -12V Blue
9 GND Black
10 GND Black
Gray /PS_On 11
Black GND 12
Black GND 13
Black GND 14
White -5V 15
Red +5V 16
Red +5V 17
Red +5V 18
KEY (blank) - 19
Red +5V 20
John Mortimore
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December 20th, 2013 16:00
Is there anywhere I can get a replacement power supply for the dimention xps d300 (the motherboard I destroyed was from a gateway computer)? Would other dell power supplies with the same model number(PS-5201-1D) work?
shesagordie
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December 20th, 2013 18:00
John Mortimore
The Dimension XPS D Series requires a proprietary power supply, check eBay here:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2054436.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=Dell+Dimension+XPS+D300+&_sacat=58058&_from=R40
Bev.
John Mortimore
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December 28th, 2013 21:00
I purchased a power supply from a dell dimension XPS D266 on eBay, it came in the mail today and works fine with my D300 motherboard.
shesagordie
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December 28th, 2013 22:00
John Mortimore
Please to hear the issue is resolved.
Bev.
speedstep
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December 30th, 2013 05:00
The 9228C is for the following.
Dimension 4100, Dimension 4100 DT, Dimension 4100 MT, Dimension L486c MMT, Dimension V486, Dimension V486 MDT, Dimension V486 MT, Dimension V486C, Dimension XPS B486R MDT, Dimension XPS B486R MT, Dimension XPS R, Dimension XPS T486 MDT, Dimension XPS T486 MT, OptiPlex E1 MT, OptiPlex G1, OptiPlex G1(+) M, OptiPlex G1(+) MT, OptiPlex Gn M, OptiPlex Gn MT, OptiPlex GX1, OptiPlex GX1 Large Tower, OptiPlex GX1 Low Profile Desktop, OptiPlex GX1 M, OptiPlex GX1 Mid-Size Desktop, OptiPlex GX1 Ultra Small FF (Net PC), OptiPlex GX1 Ultra Small Form Factor, OptiPlex GX100, OptiPlex GX100 MT, OptiPlex GX110, OptiPlex GX110 (R2), OptiPlex GX110 (Socket processsor), OptiPlex GX110 M, OptiPlex GX110 MT, OptiPlex GX115, OptiPlex GX1p, OptiPlex GX1p M, OptiPlex GX1p MT, OptiPlex GX200, OptiPlex GX200 M, OptiPlex GXA EM M, OptiPlex GXA EM MT, OptiPlex GXA M, OptiPlex GXA MT