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replacing dead power supply / psu

Posted on 2/9/24 at 1:20 am
Posted by epbart
new york city
Member since Mar 2005
2926 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 1:20 am
PSU on very old Dell Optiplex 390 desktop conked out.

I confirmed it's just the PSU that needs replacing by temporarily switching the power supply from another old computer into the Optiplex. But I want to return the working PSU into the original computer as I still have a need for both machines.

Just wanted a little guidance on options to avoid getting the wrong thing.

Old PSU is the original Dell branded H265AM-00. A prelim search suggests Dell doesn't carry an exact replacement on it's site anymore. So, looking at Amazaon found the following:

Odd brand (LXun) that touts itself as being a replacement for the Optiplex 390, and is similarly low powered as the original 265W unit for $33.95:
LINK

An Apevia 600W unit for $33.95:
LINK

I'm not running a video card, and the cheap, original 265W unit ran fine for a decade plus, so the LXun appears adequate. However, the more powerful Apevia, which also has circuit/overpower/underpower/ protections seems way better for the same price.

So, the only question is really if there's any potential downside / compatability issues with using what looks like a more modern Apevia PSU in an older machine. To my inexperienced eyes, it looks right... has the 20 pin power to the mother board plus the 4 pin to the mother board, has adequate SATA and 4 pin molex peripheral power connections... just don't know if SATA standards, etc. have evolved over the last decade in a way that affects compatability with a plain old SATA internal drive that's several years old.

I have limited experience with component replacements, so just trying to be thorough instead of assuming it'll work. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks
Posted by dakarx
Member since Sep 2018
6824 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:02 am to
That dimensionally and connector wise, looks like a pretty standard power supply. PSU's from that era were almost always direct replacements, with the new variants generally being a bit more efficient.

Older SATA devices use the same physical data/power connectors just operate at lower speeds. No worries there.


Posted by epbart
new york city
Member since Mar 2005
2926 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 12:19 pm to
quote:

Older SATA devices use the same physical data/power connectors just operate at lower speeds. No worries there


Great, that was my main concern, thank you. Otherwise, I figured most ATX PSUs were pretty interchangeable as long as they came with an adequate # of connectors.
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