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More info?)
Update Dell still does stock it. Jeff
"Jeff" <Jeff@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks I will check around to see who stocks one. Jeff
>
> <ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
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>> Doubtful that anything but a Dell-branded power supply would work. The
>> XPS D300
>> is from the P2-P3 epoch when Dell made ATX-like systems. Motherboard and
>> power
>> supply looked exactly like ATX, but the wiring from power supply to the
>> motherboard connector was/is different.
>>
>> Also doubtful that Dell stocks power supplies for systems made in 1997 or
>> 1998.
>> The OP is much more likely to find one at a local all-purpose computer
>> store or
>> on eBay, for very short money either way... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:03:13 -0700, "Kevin" <webman6@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Does that thing have a reset button on the back, near the power switch?
>>>If
>>>you push the power button, assuming the unit is plugged into a working
>>>receptacle, and nothing happens, you need a new power supply. But, to be
>>>sure, test the one in the system with a circuit tester. You can order a
>>>power supply from Dell or do some old-fashioned phone calling to confirm
>>>that a unit other than a Dell power supply will work in your system.
>>>
>>>"Jeff" <Jeff@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>>>> My old XPS D300 won't turn on. Never had any problem, still original
>>>> everything except Win98. Does it sound like the power supply? When
>>>> you
>>>> push the power button nothing happens. If it is the power supply do I
>>>have
>>>> to buy a Dell or is there another one? Thanks Jeff
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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