Question 1

are the wires sata or ide ?

Accepted Answer

The specificatiosn are correct. There are;
1 x Main connector (20+4Pin)
1 x 12V(P4)
4 x Peripheral (Molex for IDE)
2 x SATA
1 x Floppy

Question 2

I have a 2008 Dell Inspiron 530... ish desktop.  Will this power supply safely power that machine?

Accepted Answer

@ William S as a computer/electronics tech repair, system builder etc. with 20 + years experience I will simply answer you yes. Unless you are running anything such as a high end graphics card requiring extra power such as a 6 prong or multiple for it then a similar power supply (also known as a PSU) in the 350 -450 watt range will be fine this is a decent one for the price. So unless you plan on building a heavy end (gaming, video editing, autocad/architecture, &/or bitmining computer requiring a very power hungry graphics card this will work fine for you and any regular home use computer.

Question 3

Will this work in a Dell Dimension 8250?

Accepted Answer

Before you buy any power supply, I recommend using newegg's Power Supply Calculator. http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html?gclid=CK6XjrmY6LoCFRQaOgodTU0AGw&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-Branding-_-Products-_-newegg-power-supply-calculator&ef_id=Un@FsAAABb6Yxh0S:20131116014939:s I'm no expert but for 14 bucks its worth a try

Question 4

Is this compatible with an old Packard Bell PB686?
Processor Family Intel 80286  
Processor Speed 12.5 MHz  
System Memory 640 KB

Accepted Answer

Are you restoring an antique computer?  It is hard to say with the information you have given.  Back in the day, power supplies were sometimes built to fit in a particular computer.  This style of power supply has been used in generic computers since the 90's if I recall correctly.  Does your motherboard have a 20 pin connector?  Also, if you read the specifications you will find these dimensions: 3.8" x 6.5" x 8.5".  Do you have the old power supply to measure?  You can always take a gamble and buy it anyway.  They don't come any cheaper than this.  It will also provide more than enough power for a 286 machine and it has the molex connectors that have been standard since the stone age.

Question 5

would this product work on my compaq presario dualcore processor 4000+ windows vista home premum?

Accepted Answer

Replaced lightning damaged power supply of an HP Pavilion a6500F PC with this power supply in August 2013 (PS480D2).  Desktop has been working up to now..

Question 6

this PS keeps on shutting down my computer.  and then I can't power on for 1 minute.  my motherboard does seem hot, I have 2 small fans.  maybe I should have gotten diablotek or another one.
is my PS failing?

Accepted Answer

I have installed two of these on lower end systems (dual core, big box systems) with no issue. If you have a custom system with high performance components (graphics, cpu etc) I would not recommend this ps because it is not designed for that, get a high end ps with more reliable power rails.

Question 7

What connectors does it have?

Accepted Answer

I am not an expert on hardware, but this was a 15 minute job on a 6 year old Walmart HP computer.  (including cleaning with air)

The motherboard connector is a 2 part connector.  This means if your motherboard has the long slot, you just plug it in.  If your motherboard has the short slot, you just slide the end section off of the Power Supply plug, and it will fit the short slot in the motherboard.  There is one other small motherboard connector which is no problem if you keep track when you pull the old power supply out.

As far as the 5 volt connectors that power hard, floppy, CD, and DVD drives, there are 4 of the big 4 prong plugs, and one mini 4 prong plug.

There are 2 more plugs which I did not need, and did not recognize.  They are not on the 5 volt circuit.  About 3/4 long and very skinny with lots of connectors.  (See I am not a hardware guy)

A have bought probably 5 or 6 Power Supplies from Newegg over the last 6 years or so...(I had a wiring problem at home that was eating them), and this one was very "Universal" supporting 5 drives.  Just don't buy one with less wattage than the one you are replacing...

Hoping this helps...

Question 8

will this replace/upgrade Hipro HP-D2537F3R?

Accepted Answer

This is a standard size  ATX12V PS. It'll fit in most standard small - large "tower" cases. The wats are sufficient for most average computer uses.

Question 9

Will this power supply work with a ryzen 3 1200 and a rx 560 4 gb pc build?

Accepted Answer

as long as you are not going to have a crazy amount of other things going on inside the case such as RGB stuff or hundreds of drives, you should be fine to go with this PSU. from a bit of research it looks like a strix edition rx 560 uses no more than 120 watts at the most.

Question 10

Can this be hooked up to a GTX 1060(6 pin connector)?

Accepted Answer

It does not have a 6 pin connector but I guess you could use an adapter

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