Dell Power Supply Unit..

degsie wrote: »

There's a few Dell PSU's on Adverts.ie you might want to check out.

I'll have a look now.

Thank you.
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old_aussie wrote: »

Is the Inspiron 546 a slim line or mini tower?

Pics of power supply would help

It's the slim line.

The only pic I have is the one on my first post. I can't take the unit out because if I do it could take hours and hours to get it started up again.
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hearny wrote: »

The PSU doesn't need to be replaced with the same model number.

After a google search the form appears to be TFX so you can get any TFX power supply with at least 300W.

have a look at some options here:

http://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=tfx+psu&_dcat=42017&rt=nc

Thanks Hearny..

I had received this from a Computer shop I mailed about it..

"We do not support Dell products . You would need to speak with Dell Customer Support .
Dell systems are designed to not accept industry standard components ."

Once I saw that I presumed it had to be a Dell replacement.

Looks like I best take out the unit now to see what it looks like to get a good match.

Thank you for the info.
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CreepingDeath wrote: »

I'd be surprised if that were true of Desktops ?

Laptops yes, and I've experienced that with Dell laptop power supplies.

Maybe the shop thought that the Dell Inspiron 546 was a laptop ?
Because I've a Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop and a cheap OEM replacement power supply I bought online didn't work.

Ok..

Good thinking..

I will know more when I take out the one in the pc now... Just hope I can get it started again afterwards.
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Thanks for the replies so far guys.

I need the PC on the the next few days for College stuff, so I'm going to wait until Saturday morning and shut it down and remove the PSU to have a look at it. Hopefully I'll find a match somewhere for it.
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