Watts Compaq Power Supply?
A friend inherited a Compaq Presario 4409CL with dead power supply.
It looks like a standard ATX power supply. Inside the case we found that the board is marked with Delta Electronics DPS-250KP-2B Neither of us is a "power supply expert" so would appreciate any help. Am thinking it would be most cost effective to get a 3rd party power supply. Had been told that Delta made reliable power supplies so am guessing from what I have read so far that it was just too small. Steven |
With Delta, the 250 indicates a 250w capacity. If the form factor and the
electronic connectors fit the case, it does not matter whether the replacement is a Compaq-original or another brand. What does matter is that the power supply have at least the same wattage rating, and that it be a reliable one. .... Ben Myers On 22 Sep 2005 13:41:41 -0700, wrote: A friend inherited a Compaq Presario 4409CL with dead power supply. It looks like a standard ATX power supply. Inside the case we found that the board is marked with Delta Electronics DPS-250KP-2B Neither of us is a "power supply expert" so would appreciate any help. Am thinking it would be most cost effective to get a 3rd party power supply. Had been told that Delta made reliable power supplies so am guessing from what I have read so far that it was just too small. Steven |
Ben,
Thanks for the tip. Should add that the Delta is a Compaq OEM because on the outside of the case is Compaq part # and spare #. Was suprised it was a Delta because have read a lot of postings about dead Compaq power supplies and was told that Delta made reliable power supplies. Was told that some Compaq power supplies are proprietary so checked this Delta power supply ATX connector and it was missing the #18 white wire. Then checked the mainboard and printed next to the ATX connector is "ATX Power Connector" and there is a #18 pin. Am wondering if someone put in the "wrong power supply"? Steven Ben Myers wrote: With Delta, the 250 indicates a 250w capacity. If the form factor and the electronic connectors fit the case, it does not matter whether the replacement is a Compaq-original or another brand. What does matter is that the power supply have at least the same wattage rating, and that it be a reliable one. ... Ben Myers On 22 Sep 2005 13:41:41 -0700, wrote: A friend inherited a Compaq Presario 4409CL with dead power supply. It looks like a standard ATX power supply. Inside the case we found that the board is marked with Delta Electronics DPS-250KP-2B Neither of us is a "power supply expert" so would appreciate any help. Am thinking it would be most cost effective to get a 3rd party power supply. Had been told that Delta made reliable power supplies so am guessing from what I have read so far that it was just too small. Steven |
Called Compaq parts for a price on a replacement power supply and found
out that you can only get the std not a larger one. Since the std 200W one died am not too eager to drop in another one! Am searching the power supply reviews and would be interested to hear from anyone with suggestions. Do any power supplies recover if they have been overloaded? If not it may be cost effective to error on the large size. Steven |
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