Jim Bernhardt wrote on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 10:34 AM:

> I'm new to this so here it goes:
>
> Bought a Dell Dimension XPS T600R in Feb. 2000
> A week ago it wouldn't boot, called Dell and they walked me through
> trouble shooting. Bad mother board. They told me it would cost
> $149.00 to purchase a new one. Sounds like a lot of money to me. I do
> have some knowledge of computors and think that I could replace it
> myself buying retail. This is the mother board that is in the machine
> right now:
> CARD (CIRCUIT), PLANAR (MOTHERBOARD), W/O-AUD, TXXXr, COPPERMINE
> My question is what do I replace it with. I was told to check  the
> power supply, ATX or Dell proprietary how do I determine which power
> supply I have? Thanks for any help in advance

Hi Jim

If you are going to the trouble to mess with replacing the mobo in a
Dimension XPS (I had the 700 for some time), I think you might run into
problems all over (underpowered PS for one thing). I would recommend
spending some more and getting something that would make your labors more
satisfying. Alternatively, if you like what you have and Dell wants $149 for
the board, it might be worth it to save yourself the trouble and one-stop
shop from them. At least you'll get a warranty.

If you registered your system with Dell you should be able to get the info
on the board. You might also look inside the box and see what information
exists that is easily accessed directly on the PS.

One final thought: If you're replacing the mobo with a dell board, it
probably will work with the machine specs as delivered when new.

Hope this helps.

Vince

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