Comments on: Dell Precision 650, October 2003 – January 2008 http://bclary.com/blog/2008/02/04/dell-precision-650-october-2003-january-2008/ Bob Clary's ramblings about Mozilla, everything and nothing Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Davis http://bclary.com/blog/2008/02/04/dell-precision-650-october-2003-january-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Chris Davis Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:44:09 +0000 http://bclary.com/blog/2008/02/04/dell-precision-650-october-2003-january-2008/#comment-104 I had the same problem, and I replaced all the caps made by that manufacturer (Nichon, was it?). The machine is still running fine. If it's a matter of fix or throw, and the machine has any value to you, you might try doing the resurrect. It's not that difficult if you can hold a fine soldering iron. You'll need about a dozen of the big power caps, and you can be quite easy about the value as long as you choose greater or equal - the originals are 1,800uF 6.3V, and I replaced them with 2,200uF 16V. The main criterion is physical size.Mine were a little bigger and needed some creative cramming. There are also two or three others by the same maker, and I assume they all have the killer exploding electrolyte so I replaced those as well. The machine worked with just the obviously sick cluster exchanged, though. A hour's work and you could have it running again. I had the same problem, and I replaced all the caps made by that manufacturer (Nichon, was it?). The machine is still running fine.

If it’s a matter of fix or throw, and the machine has any value to you, you might try doing the resurrect. It’s not that difficult if you can hold a fine soldering iron.

You’ll need about a dozen of the big power caps, and you can be quite easy about the value as long as you choose greater or equal – the originals are 1,800uF 6.3V, and I replaced them with 2,200uF 16V. The main criterion is physical size.Mine were a little bigger and needed some creative cramming.

There are also two or three others by the same maker, and I assume they all have the killer exploding electrolyte so I replaced those as well. The machine worked with just the obviously sick cluster exchanged, though.

A hour’s work and you could have it running again.

]]> By: Maik http://bclary.com/blog/2008/02/04/dell-precision-650-october-2003-january-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Maik Sun, 31 May 2009 21:21:10 +0000 http://bclary.com/blog/2008/02/04/dell-precision-650-october-2003-january-2008/#comment-103 I think i need the power sups, but i'm to far away :-) I think i need the power sups, but i’m to far away :-)

]]> By: bc http://bclary.com/blog/2008/02/04/dell-precision-650-october-2003-january-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-102 bc Thu, 28 May 2009 03:11:25 +0000 http://bclary.com/blog/2008/02/04/dell-precision-650-october-2003-january-2008/#comment-102 No. I never did. Unfortunately Dell uses non-standard motherboards and it wasn't possible to find a new one to fit in the chassis. That kind of soured me on Dell although I don't know that any other vendor is any better. It still sitting here waiting for me to either find someone who needs the parts or to take it in to be recycled. The 4G RAM and the power supplies would be useful to someone I would think. I need to get some old data off of the drives and wipe them but I don't have a machine to plug them into. I'm not even sure if I can put them in a new machine since they were configured as "raid 0" ext3. No. I never did. Unfortunately Dell uses non-standard motherboards and it wasn’t possible to find a new one to fit in the chassis. That kind of soured me on Dell although I don’t know that any other vendor is any better.

It still sitting here waiting for me to either find someone who needs the parts or to take it in to be recycled. The 4G RAM and the power supplies would be useful to someone I would think. I need to get some old data off of the drives and wipe them but I don’t have a machine to plug them into. I’m not even sure if I can put them in a new machine since they were configured as “raid 0″ ext3.

]]> By: Stewart http://bclary.com/blog/2008/02/04/dell-precision-650-october-2003-january-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Stewart Thu, 28 May 2009 03:00:45 +0000 http://bclary.com/blog/2008/02/04/dell-precision-650-october-2003-january-2008/#comment-101 I'm wondering if you ever found anyone who could replace the motherboard on your DELL Precision 650? I’m wondering if you ever found anyone who could replace the motherboard on your DELL Precision 650?

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