Replacing Dell KH624 power supply

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My XPS420 power supply fan has become very noisy. I assume the bearings have/are failing.

While I have replaced many components within a computer, I have never replaced a power supply.

The procedure is easy, the questions I have is around the connectors.

Do I need to take inventory of the current connectors and find a new supply that has these connectors and meets the same 375W size? Dell offers this replacement at $115...crazy high and it isnt even in stock. Elsewhere these are listed all over the place and many prices..most refurbished but many are not Dell parts..e.g. replacements.

Do I take my current supply and walk into a Frys and find a replacement? or just do as I stated above?

Any other factors around the electrical ratings beyond just 375W?

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The Antec 380W PSU would be a great replacement. It's a high quality PSU. You don't needed to worry about the amperage rating being slightly different. The most power hungry components in a computer use the 12v rail.
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as a followup.

I found this as the specs for the connectors on my XPS420 power supply

This Power Supply has the following connectors:
1x 24 Pin and 1x 4 Pin Motherboard Connectors
1x 4 Pin Floppy Disk Drive Connector
1x 6 Pin Video Card Power Connector
1x IDE Connector
6x SATA Connectors

I found this on Frys.com that appears to be a replacement?

http://www.frys.com/product/6740055
 
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I got this power supply...and did post another thread but it was getting no attention.

So I thought i would continue this thread.

For some reason this PSU isnt working for my system. I re-checked all the connections many times but when I try to turn it on, I get a blinking amber power button (Dell manual states an incorrect internal connection) and only a flash from the miniview window on the top of the case.

I re-installed the Dell PSU in frustration to check if I did something else wrong and it booted up just fine. No issue.

Another forum did ask why I got an ATX PSU for a BTX case...the cables were long enough and I could get it secured, but it is a bit smaller.

Could there be issues with the voltage or amperage or any of the rails etc?

Do I just return this?
 
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The ATX vs. BTX is really a non-issue as long as you were able to get all the connections plugged in correctly. Did you connect all 24-pins to the main connector? The Antec PSU has a 20+4 pin connector, so you have to make sure they are connected together to make a 24-pin plug. Did the 4-pin CPU power connector go all the way in until it clicked into place? It is keyed, so you should have only been able to put it in one way.
 
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Yes. I double checked all connections and pushed them all down and even removed and reseated them. I will give even more attention to the 20+4 plug to be sure the 4 pin portion is pushed all the way down.

Before returning, as I dont know what I would re-order at this point, I will run through the entire uninstall/reinstall process again. Unless my unit itself is bad.
 
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The Antec ended up being a bad unit. I returned it and found a great deal on a XFX Core Edition PRO550W (P1-550S-XXB9) 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply for $25 after rebate.

Installed it and computer has worked perfectly immediately.

Jim
 
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