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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | Need a new power supply
DVA2855
Captain, MD-11

Joined on January 29 2006
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Cleared to Land, Delta 2855 Heavy!!!"
Glenville, WV

467 legs, 1,453.6 hours
431 legs, 1,349.6 hours online
414 legs, 1,306.4 hours ACARS
10 legs, 40.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 28 2010 13:55 ET by Michael Holmes
Hey Guys, I recently purchased a new vid card for my system and now I need a larger power supply and I have looked online and can't seem to find one that is compatible with my motherboard. I didn't realize when I purchased the vid card that I had to have that large of a power supply. I have a Dell Dimensions E310 desktop and none of the power supplys that I find online have the correct connector to connect it to the motherboard. On the motherboard, it is a 24 pin connector and all the ones I see online are a 20+4 pin connector. Are these compatible with my motherboard? Does anyone have a 350w or larger power supply lying around that they would want to part with? Please feel free to email me Thanks guys!

Cheers!


DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM

Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club

"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO

619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs, 503.1 hours online
580 legs, 1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs, 191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1 hours
 Posted onPost created on December 28 2010 14:06 ET by Michael Brown
20+4 is still a 24 pin connector. On a 20+4 pin PS a group of 4 pins can be separated from the cable for mobo's that only use 20 pins.


DVA3419
Captain, MD-88

Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE

67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs, 82.8 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on December 28 2010 14:07 ET by Norm Hare
yes..the 20+ 4 pin will work. They split the connector to accomodate older MB's. You also need to look at the orientation of how the supply is set up. It may not fit correctly in the DELL case.


DVA2855
Captain, MD-11

Joined on January 29 2006
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Cleared to Land, Delta 2855 Heavy!!!"
Glenville, WV

467 legs, 1,453.6 hours
431 legs, 1,349.6 hours online
414 legs, 1,306.4 hours ACARS
10 legs, 40.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 28 2010 14:12 ET by Michael Holmes
ok thanks guys, I really didn't know a whole lot about what connectors were compatible with each other. so now I know I can buy one pretty cheap online unless someone had one they wanted to part with.

Cheers!


DVA3419
Captain, MD-88

Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE

67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs, 82.8 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on December 28 2010 15:02 ET by Norm Hare
If you can find an acceptible replacement that is rated at 500w, you might want to consider it. Always a good idea to run a power supply at a lower duty cycle


DVA2855
Captain, MD-11

Joined on January 29 2006
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Cleared to Land, Delta 2855 Heavy!!!"
Glenville, WV

467 legs, 1,453.6 hours
431 legs, 1,349.6 hours online
414 legs, 1,306.4 hours ACARS
10 legs, 40.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on January 05 2011 02:12 ET by Michael Holmes
Okay guys I finally got my new Power Supply ordered. This is the one I ordered:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/CoolMax-700W-Dual-80mm-Smartfan-Power-Supply/14497478
Lemme know whatcha think

Cheers!


DVA2855
Captain, MD-11

Joined on January 29 2006
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Cleared to Land, Delta 2855 Heavy!!!"
Glenville, WV

467 legs, 1,453.6 hours
431 legs, 1,349.6 hours online
414 legs, 1,306.4 hours ACARS
10 legs, 40.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on January 06 2011 11:42 ET by Michael Holmes
Okay guys when I get my new PS home is there anyone here I could call if I need some help? I've never installed a new PS before and I really don't want to have to take it to a shop to have it installed. I don't think it should be that difficult to install, isn't it just unhooking everything from the old one and taking it out of the case and putting the new one back in it's place? Then hooking everything back up the way it was before?

Cheers!


DVA4410
Captain, A320

Joined on May 05 2007
Double Century Club
50 State Club

"I don't belong on the ground"
Hollywood, FL USA

224 legs, 588.8 hours
73 legs, 225.9 hours online
206 legs, 537.3 hours ACARS
2 legs, 2.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on January 06 2011 12:08 ET by Devin Davis
Michael Holmes wrote:

Okay guys when I get my new PS home is there anyone here I could call if I need some help? I've never installed a new PS before and I really don't want to have to take it to a shop to have it installed. I don't think it should be that difficult to install, isn't it just unhooking everything from the old one and taking it out of the case and putting the new one back in it's place? Then hooking everything back up the way it was before?

Cheers!


Its actually very simple heres a YouTube vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvClS_M-09o


DVA2855
Captain, MD-11

Joined on January 29 2006
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Cleared to Land, Delta 2855 Heavy!!!"
Glenville, WV

467 legs, 1,453.6 hours
431 legs, 1,349.6 hours online
414 legs, 1,306.4 hours ACARS
10 legs, 40.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on January 06 2011 12:50 ET by Michael Holmes
That was very educational Devin, but it really doesn't talk about hooking all the connections up on the motherboard, that is what I am most concerned about so that I don't blow up my motherboard lol!

Cheers!


DVA7130
Senior Captain, B727-200
OLP

Joined on March 23 2009
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Events Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club
Online Eight Century

"Hudson, we have a problem"
Tyrone, GA USA

846 legs, 1,482.4 hours
814 legs, 1,429.8 hours online
818 legs, 1,443.2 hours ACARS
178 legs, 322.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on January 06 2011 16:23 ET by Ryan Morse
Just hook it up as the old one was ( I just did this). Disconect one old connection, and put in the same type from the new PS in the same spot. Repeat untill the nothing is left connecting the old one and the computer and you are done!
(btw I am not sure about a $60 one from wal-mart, as it probaly isn't of the best duribility, but I hope it works for you!)


DVA5857
Captain, B767-300

Joined on April 23 2008
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Stage 1 Jet Century Club
Quincentenary Club
Online Quintuple Century Club

Northeastern United States

515 legs, 1,054.0 hours
502 legs, 1,022.2 hours online
513 legs, 1,050.8 hours ACARS
15 legs, 33.0 hours event
 Posted onPost created on January 06 2011 18:23 ET by Chuck Angle
I recently installed an 850 watt in mine, was worried for same reasons as you. I marked each electrical connection, both the board's and the power supply cable,with colored tape, each connection had a different color, before I disconnected them. When I installed the new one I compared the electrical connector on the old with the new and matched them up on the board. I also counted how many connections on the board to ensure I didn't miss any. I think it would be veeery bad to forget to hook up the cooling fan for the CPU!

Chuck Angle

Captain, B767-300
DVA2855
Captain, MD-11

Joined on January 29 2006
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Cleared to Land, Delta 2855 Heavy!!!"
Glenville, WV

467 legs, 1,453.6 hours
431 legs, 1,349.6 hours online
414 legs, 1,306.4 hours ACARS
10 legs, 40.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on January 08 2011 07:46 ET by Michael Holmes
Well I finally got the new power supply installed and it's all up and running now. Now I just have to see what kind of improvements it's gonna make to FS9 and finally see how well FSX is going to run now that I have a descent vid card running.

Cheers!


DVA3572
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on September 23 2006
50 State Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Iron Dispatcher
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Stage 1 Jet Quad Century Club
Flying Colonel
Online Millennium Club

"Go Gators !!"
Ocala, FL USA

1,585 legs, 3,604.4 hours
1,054 legs, 2,254.7 hours online
1,565 legs, 3,547.3 hours ACARS
8 legs, 27.6 hours event
841 legs dispatched, 604.6 hours
 Posted onPost created on January 08 2011 10:38 ET by Tom Housworth
Congrats Michael !!

Tom Housworth

Senior Captain, B747-400

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