
Quote: Originally Posted by
frog1
Thank You for the choices......"Dell" made sure not to build the mother board with an x16 slot.
I also made a mistake the maximum power output is 230 W not 250, here Also "Dell" made sure that you can not upgrade your power unit.....let say to a 300 Wattage unit....I tried that 2 days ago....installed a 300 W power source....pressed the front panel button....got a continuious blinking orange light and no Boot up. had to reinstall the 230 W unit... and of course the computer booted up.
Would you care to say what's really up here?
According to Dell, the 5150 has an X16 slot:
Documentation
They could lie, but it seems unlikely.
Also, according to some photos posted by someone under the name
frog1, the board indeed has an X16 slot:
Dell Dimension 5150 graphic card ? - HEXUS Community Discussion Forums
As regards the PSU, it appears to be a standard ATX12V one electrically. It looks funky as regards where the cables come out of the stock one, though: on an industry standard PSU, the output cables come out of the end away from where the mains power plugs in. A quick look around the Web suggests that the main feature needed for a replacement PSU is right-angle SATA power connectors. They're not uncommon.