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PSU gone.

  • 10-08-2021 08:03AM
    #1
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,141 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    My Dell T 5500 psu has given up working. Is this a suitable unit to replace it as Dell no longer sell the original unit

    which is the H875EF-00.

    And will I have to take out the original single plug in harness and all the cabling. Or do the supplied cables plug directly into the single plug harness.

    Thanks

    K.



Comments

  • #2
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,185 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Cant comment on what brands of PSU will work in pre-built Dell machines. But I havent heard of it not working before.


    But definitely switch out all the cabling.

    Also check what W the old PSU was before you buy a new one.

    Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue



  • #3
    ozmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,893 ✭✭✭ozmo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058203220/psu-gone

    Your link/attachment didn't come through.

    Dell PSUs I had looked at before are custom sized - different screw holes - sometimes different motherboard plug wiring - so will need be a DELL psu.

    this ebay listing shows what other pc models share that psu - so that might help in your search for compatible one.

    https://www.ebay.ie/itm/192613190751

    Also - I see the cable harness unplugs from the PSU - so you should not have to remove the harness if it looks intact and the replacment one is identical.

    You sure its the PSU and not just the power button - or the fuse or pc power cable?

    “Roll it back”



  • #4
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,141 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117733300#Comment_117733300

    I checked all the obvious, cabling, fuse plug. Its definitely the PSU. Its a H875EF-00 model number. Its 875 watt

    DSCF4213r.jpg DSCF4212r.jpg




  • #5
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,185 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    I know a lad that replaced his Dell PSU with a Seasonic one. I'll ask him about problems with screws, which could be a problem as stated by previous poster. It's possible some brands have custom brackets that fit multiple cases, but Dell do tend to be a bit finicky with their version of products.


    I said in a previous thread, any self check in the PSU, like a button so you can test it?

    Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue



  • #6
    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,141 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117733880#Comment_117733880
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117733907#Comment_117733907

    I did the check shorting with the paperclip on the socket plug, and the result was nothing happened.

    There is a green light button on the PSU at the back of the unit, but that does not light up now, even though there is power at the socket



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