Can i use a standard ATX power supply in a precision 490?

Hi There

I have bought a second hand Precision 490 with 1no xeon 5140 currently installed with HDD etc.. etc..

I want to updrade the power supply to an enermax 850watt unit but i am unsure whether the enermax unit will have the correct connectors and setup to power a duel xeon MOBO?

the precision looks like it has a standard ATX 24 pin Power 1 supply (as they put it) and a 20 pin CPU supply (power 2)

i had picked this brand of PSU due to its modular capabilities and good reviews.

please let me know if im "peeing into the wind" here!!

many thanks

whatever "peeing in the wind" means im not sure if thats a good idea. it might come back and hit you in the face...

meanwhile that happens...
on your motherboard, for an atx psu to be compatible:
-either 20pin or 24 pin (2x10/2x12) atx main power
-either 4/8 pin cpu power

if it has anything else no its not compatible.
and then the psu must physically fit. maybe upload a picture and we can look if it seems the right shape, etc.

its not the size and shape thats the problem but the connectors it uses.

its the 20 pin where you would normally have a 4-8 pin cpu power thats throwing me.

i have started the process of emailing dell but im not holding out much hope.

the dimms of the existing supply are as follows though

width = 1500mm depth = 98mm height = 168mm

cheers

yeh thats what i thought.

i have since discovered that the standard PSU has a 6 pin pci express power lead

using another thread on this website someone has said that it puts out 150watts to this connection so what I am going to do is get an ATI 5770 and give it a go using the standard hardware.

if anyone else knows of a more powerful graphics card with one 6 pin external power supply then can you please let me know as i dont know of one.

cheers