Wrong Max BTU figure on Dell 8400 details page...

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Just stumbled across something I thought I'd share. The "Power"
section of the Dell 8400 Details page:

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_8400?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

says:

Heat Dissipation: 460.7 BTU/hour (fully loaded computer without monitor)

The Specifications section of the 8400 Service Manual:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8400/SM/specs.htm?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04

says, *for the DC power supply*:

Heat Dissipation: 460.7 BTU/hr

The 8400 Environmental Data Sheet:

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/corporate/environ/Dim_8400.pdf

lists minimum and maxium BTUs/hr for a test box based on the P4 530:

Maximum: 537.90 BTU/hr
Minimum: 475.65 BTU/hr

So, it looks like the 8400 Details page figure is just for the power supply rather
than the whole box.

For comparison purposes, the 4700 Details page says:

Heat Dissipation: 853 BTU/hour (fully loaded - w/o monitor)

the 4700 Service Manual Specifications say, for the power supply:

Heat Dissipation: 434.6 BTU/hr

and the 4700 Environment Data sheet lists figures for a P4 550 based
test box:

Maximum: 628.70 BTU/hr.
Minimum: 358.11 BTU/hr

 

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The folks at Dell were hoping they could trick us...but they didn't count on
'eagle eyes' User N, did they?

Ted Zieglar

"User N" <usern@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:k9-dnewd0-z0y5TfRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> Just stumbled across something I thought I'd share. The "Power"
> section of the Dell 8400 Details page:
>
>
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_8400?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
>
> says:
>
> Heat Dissipation: 460.7 BTU/hour (fully loaded computer without
monitor)
>
> The Specifications section of the 8400 Service Manual:
>
>
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8400/SM/specs.htm?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04
>
> says, *for the DC power supply*:
>
> Heat Dissipation: 460.7 BTU/hr
>
> The 8400 Environmental Data Sheet:
>
> http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/corporate/environ/Dim_8400.pdf
>
> lists minimum and maxium BTUs/hr for a test box based on the P4 530:
>
> Maximum: 537.90 BTU/hr
> Minimum: 475.65 BTU/hr
>
> So, it looks like the 8400 Details page figure is just for the power
supply rather
> than the whole box.
>
> For comparison purposes, the 4700 Details page says:
>
> Heat Dissipation: 853 BTU/hour (fully loaded - w/o monitor)
>
> the 4700 Service Manual Specifications say, for the power supply:
>
> Heat Dissipation: 434.6 BTU/hr
>
> and the 4700 Environment Data sheet lists figures for a P4 550 based
> test box:
>
> Maximum: 628.70 BTU/hr.
> Minimum: 358.11 BTU/hr

 

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"Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message news:FYoOd.1$RS2.932979@news.sisna.com...
> The folks at Dell were hoping they could trick us...but they didn't count on
> 'eagle eyes' User N, did they?

I wish I got amazing powers of observation. Or a grand computer
to prop up my mortal remains. By truth told, it simply didn't seem
quite right that a BTU figure I found for my Dimension 4100 was
much higher than that first BTU figure for the 8400.

In any case, those Kill A Watt meters are pretty cheap ($30-$40
delivered) and maybe that is a better way to get to the bottom of
things