Hi Everyone,

Earlier tonight while using my XPS 600 system, it made a loud "pop" and immediately shut off. It will not post anymore. Whenever I attempt to power on the power LED is flashing amber which I know means the power supply is operating out of normal parameters.

After receiving no help from Dell Technical support as my warranty expired (but it did take 3 hours on hold for them to determine that they can't help me) I went through my own diagnosis. Everything I have come up with is that the power supply needs replacing.

I was wondering if anyone knows if Dell will send me a replacement power supply (it appears though by looking at the case that I might need a replacement case) to do the case swap myself or will I be required to ship my system to them for repairs?

One further question, does anyone know if I'll have any issues placing my system in a standard ATX case, or will a dell case be required do to the proprietary components?

Thanks for any help!