zentner@aliphatic.ecn.purdue.edu (Michael Zentner) (12/10/90)
I've got a Compaq PC which I'm about 90% sure has a blown power supply.
My question is three fold:
1) Anyone know where I can get a compaq power supply for the Deskpro
for a reasonable price? Compaqs go for $270 or so, hah! For those
that don't know, I cannot just buy a cheap 150W power supply for an
XT because 1) the switch on the compaq comes out the back of the unit,
not the side, and 2) the compaq runs the power lines into the
motherboard, then from there to the accessories, as opposed to just having
several plugs emanating directly from the power supply. So, anyone know
of any power supply cloners making compaq clones?
2) If no power supply makers make reasonably priced supplies, anyone interested
in buying this machine? If so, I'll email you details about it's config.
I already have one working compaq and thus could not justify buying
a compaq supply to have two of the same box running. Had I only one
PC, that would be a different story.
3) OK, it's a three parter. This is the second time I've had the power supply
go out in this PC. Anyone know of similar problems? I suspect that it's
because Compaq runs their default monitors (monochrome EGA text, CGA
graphics resolutions) directly out of the box (as opposed to a separate
plug), which strikes me as a pretty silly design, but I'm sure there is
a reason they did it that way, justified or not.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide...
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Mike Zentner
Purdue University, CMET Building zentner@cn.ecn.purdue.edu
West Lafayette, IN 47907 {ihnp4,ucbvax}!pur-ee!zentner