Replacing PC power supply: help needed

6/5/15

[minnesota_bound]

Dell Optiplex GX260 can have the issue with bad capacitors. Dell had a class action lawsuit against them because they knew they sold millions of pc’s with the bad parts.

https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Dell_OptiPlex_GX260_Troubleshooting

http://news.cnet.com/PCs-plagued-by-bad-capacitors/2100-1041_3-5942647.html%22

[Larry381]

Out of the normal brands of PCs, I have found that Dells are generally friendly to work on.

Dells are a pleasure to work on and the only real problem I have is the incomprehensible technical support from someplace on the Indian subcontinent.
I remember spending nearly two hours on the phone with someone whose instructions were totally indecipherable to me and I finally had to literally beg for her to switch me over to someone in the states-he fixed the problem in 10 minutes.

[PAR35]

On the Apple stuff, I will get banned from this board for language if I comment on their repairability.

You will probably be flamed pretty badly for even suggesting that an Apple might need a repair.

[The Great RJ]

I’ve replaced several power supplies on my desktop and it is pretty much an easy job once you get the screws out. While you have the case open be sure to remove the dust from the heat sinks, motherboard and fans. Carefully use on of those canned air products. I have done two complete rebuilds of my custom built desktop. While laptops and tablets are great you can’t rebuild or even easily add RAM to them

[NormsRevenge]

Printers are a mean machine.. I hear ya on documentation..

We used to need a back brace to lug some of the HP stuff around..

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

According to the Service Manual for the GX260, there is a release button. Hope that helps.

[pabianice]

Thanks to all. I discovered the P/S is held in place by slide-on socket tabs underneath the unit. The P/S has to be slid with some force forward, at which point the sockets disengage. No hardware is involved.