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May 13th, 2015 14:00
Dell GX620 Power Supply Question
What is up guys, I am new here, and earlier this month my school got me a part time job as the public library IT assistant, since I was taking IT classes out at my high school. I am 18, and I know quite a bit about computers. My question here is, one of our computers at the library, a GX620, the power supply on the machine went bad, and all we have in the back of the library are spare Power Supplies for GX520's, I asked my IT teacher at school if it would be safe to go ahead and attempt to install the GX520 power supply in the GX620, but I still am not sure if this is a safe idea, would it cause a fire? Would it burn something inside the PC? My IT teacher told me to check the amps, and volts on the 620 Power Supply, and I did check, the GX620 Power Supply has a maximum of 275 WATTS, while the GX520 power supply has a maximum of 220 WATTS, is okay to switch the bad GX620 power supply, with the spare GX520?
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RoHe
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May 13th, 2015 18:00
And you know the PSU is bad, how..?
First, you'll need to know if the spare GX520 PSU is for the same form factor (Tower, Desktop, Small, Ultra-Small) as the GX620 before you can even think about using it because if the PC form factor is different, it may not even fit.
There's a 220 W PSU here that says it fits both the GX520 and GX620 Desktop. But if you do have a Desktop GX620, this PSU might be a bit underpowered if the original was 275W.
That said, you can get a PSU for the GX620 here for less than $30, depending on the form factor. If your existing GX620 PSU is 275W, it sounds like you might have a Small form GX620, based on the PSU specs listed on this page.
BTW: Please remove the phone number from your post. It's a violation of the forum's terms of use to post personal info, not to mention it's never a good idea to post personal info in any open forum.
EDIT: The forum doesn't like the second hyper link so it's here:
http://www.discountelectronics.com/category?product_model=3&category=2&product_type[16]=16
RoHe
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May 14th, 2015 15:00
Now that you know the it's a Desktop form factor GX620, check around the net to see if anyone is selling the right PSU at a better price.
Just buy it from somewhere reputable...
CJ Malson
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May 14th, 2015 15:00
Thanks for answering the question I asked earlier, well both computers are the same form factor desktop, and the GX520 PSU does fit in the GX620, but it is just under powered. I will look into that Power Supply Unit for $30, but I will have to talk it over with the Library Director, my boss, since this involves spending money, and if I buy it, my boss would have to reimburse me for the purchase, since it's for the library. Thanks so much for your help. Much appreciated it.