Posted on 06/05/2015 8:26:24 AM PDT by pabianice
OK, techies; need help.
I have an old Dell Optiplex GX260 desktop (ok, no snide comments, please). The power supply fan is going so I want to replace the P/S. The P/S is a model NPS-180BB-A. I have a replacement and a chart on how the cables connect.
The problem is that I cannot figure-out how to physically remove/replace the unit. The instructions call for removing several screws/bolts on the back of the chasis. However, there are no screws or bolts on the back of the chasis. Somehow the P/S is held firmly but invisibly. I have tried to remove it my pushing and pulling on it. It is held fast somehow.
Can someone help me here?
Thanks.
Do you have removeable side panels on your tower? If so, remove them and there will be set screws that go through the tower chassis into the sides of the power supply.
Warning: I’ve never seen a Dell Optiplex GX260, I don’t work for Dell, I work for one of their competitors.
Desktops are typically built with a chassis and two side panels. If your power supply seems to be held in place by invisible screws it could be that the working end of these screws is hidden under one of the side panels. See if you need to remove the side panel to get at them.
Dell OptiPlex GX260 Power Supply Replacement
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Dell+OptiPlex+GX260+Power+Supply+Replacement/4005
while you’re inside, be sure to vacuum up dust and check the CPU fan too.
Out of the normal brands of PCs, I have found that Dells are generally friendly to work on. I have done a bit of dell contract work and HP.
I will never have anything to do with HP ever again.
BTW, there are two covers on your PC.
Take em both off. Not easy to figure out the second cover but, it does come off.
I’ve replaced the P/S plenty and been frustrated by this.
Obviously the best way to replace a politically correct power supply is with a non-politically correct one, such as coal or nuclear. ;-)
LOLOL
What? You don’t like working on ‘tanks’ uhhh HP machines?
I completely agree with you. Dell computers may not always be the best, but they work, are pretty easy/inexpensive to buy, own, and fix, parts new and used are plentiful, and they post AFAIK every service manual on their website, and access is free. What else would anyone want.
I agree completely with your comment on HP’s, particularly laptops. Junk, made as cheaply as possible and designed to fail.
On the Apple stuff, I will get banned from this board for language if I comment on their repairability.
HPs of a few years ago, not so much. Any in the past couple no. Goes quadruple for a printer. I despise ALL printers pretty much.
My main problems with dealing with HP projects involved them always trying to cheap out and chisel money on every piddly nothing thing and create a new form or procedure in it’s place that had for some reason had to be hand filled and faxed to some place with heavy indian accents.
Dell stuff as a rule was fairly well organized, little to no grief when some higher leadership was needed (not often in my case), software that was fairly friendly, and fairly good paying.
I can take or leave Apple stuff. Pass on working on most of it.
I have an HP laptop that has outlasted three Toshibas. I wish I’d bought all HPs.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Dell+OptiPlex+GX260+Power+Supply+Replacement/4005
This is a pretty good guide, better than I could explain
The last two desktops that I had from HP both were VERY easy to open and change out parts. The first burned out a power supply and it was just a matter of disconnecting wires and sliding it out. The second still works great. I occasionally swap out the hard disk to make it a linux box, but, otherwise it’s a great PC.
Unfortunately, it is living in a storage unit as we don’t have too much room on the boat for a desktop.
What ever you do, never ever purchase an Antec power supply or ANY Antec products.
Antec support people and customer service are the worst of the worst.
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