ITT, we talk about how much we want this Dell deal

[JAXvillain]

x300 vid card is the suck

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Dell DID used to have proprietary PSUs plugs into the motherboard tho...

So did Compaq back in 'the day'

I haven't opened a computer case that wasn't of my own creation in about 4 years though....

 

[fly]

Yep. PSU, mobo, and case are usually proprietary. PSU and case can be made to work with any off the shelf unit though. All other parts in a Dell are the same you can buy OEM from Newegg.

They did dirty with their PSU plugs tho, iirc. The plug was EXACTLY the same. However, if you plugged a regular mobo into it, the board would fry as it put 12v on the wrong wires.

 

[fly]

So did Compaq back in 'the day'

I haven't opened a computer case that wasn't of my own creation in about 4 years though....

me either, but when this deal was at $990 last week, I REALLY wanted to buy one.

 

[Coqui]

"what's this weird dell propriatary interface on the hard drive?"

"that's a sata drive"

"oh"

I've been doing tech support for over 14 years now. If there's one thing that's my strength, it's hardware. I tested every derivation to make sure that it wasn't bad equipment.

 

[theacoustician]

I've been doing tech support for over 14 years now. If there's one thing that's my strength, it's hardware. I tested every derivation to make sure that it wasn't bad equipment.

Calm down, it was just a joke man. If you've checked the jumpers on the drive and checked the BIOS to make sure the IDE channel is set right, then I'm sure you've found some wonky new Dell-only hard drive.

 

[fly]

I've been doing tech support for over 14 years now. If there's one thing that's my strength, it's hardware. I tested every derivation to make sure that it wasn't bad equipment.

did you check the jumpers?

 

[Coqui]

did you check the jumpers?

Yep. Even checked the ground.

 

[Pandora]

Yep. Even checked the ground.

Did you try plugging it in? I've heard that helps. Then you gotta push the button thingie.

 

[kiwi]

Did you try plugging it in? I've heard that helps. Then you gotta push the button thingie.

WHAT? You have to push a button thingie, forget it, it's not worth the effort.

 

[Pandora]

WHAT? You have to push a button thingie, forget it, it's not worth the effort.

Yeah, I've got two buttons on my computer here at work. Sometimes I push the wrong one. So then I have to push the other button and it works! Thank goodness the computer at home only has one! Less work++

 

[fly]

Yep. Even checked the ground.

enable it in the bios.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

They did dirty with their PSU plugs tho, iirc. The plug was EXACTLY the same. However, if you plugged a regular mobo into it, the board would fry as it put 12v on the wrong wires.

That's where a multi-meter comes in handy

 

[CletusJones]

Did you try plugging it in? I've heard that helps. Then you gotta push the button thingie.

i like to push the love button.....

 

[fly]

That's where a multi-meter comes in handy

yeah, but off the top of your head, the plug fits so it should work...

BAM... Dead mobo

 

[Onnotangu]

There had to be something else going on there. We're a Dell shop and I swap drives all the time without issue.

it is something else.

I've drop everything from seagates to maxtors into dell boxes and had no problem

 

[Onnotangu]

I've been doing tech support for over 14 years now. If there's one thing that's my strength, it's hardware. I tested every derivation to make sure that it wasn't bad equipment.

it was a maxtor drive wasn't it?

 

[fly]

it is something else.

I've drop everything from seagates to maxtors into dell boxes and had no problem

We use the Optiplex line, so maybe its different in the Dimension line...

 

[Penis Envy]

did you try a bios update?

 

[Onnotangu]

We use the Optiplex line, so maybe its different in the Dimension line...

we use dimensions, optiplex, and presicions.
if it was an optiplex gx260 it was the maxtor drive.