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Can the 280W power supply in a Small Form Factor desktop (e.g. M57p) be upgraded?
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11-20-2009 05:13 AM
Hi,
I need to upgrade to a more powerful power supply in a small form factor desktop. Anybody have any insight on which power supplies are compatible with an M57p? Thanks!
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11-20-2009 09:48 AM
I have the same problem.
My machine is S50 ultra small form factor.
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11-20-2009 10:13 AM
I am in the same boat. I know that the M58p ships with a 480 watt ps but I can't seem to find if you can buy it retail from Lenovo.
Ed B.
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12-30-2009 04:56 PM - last edited on 12-30-2009 05:08 PM
And I am also looking for a similar solution.
I have a TC M51 that was manufactured I think in 2005. It has a 310 W PSU which was fine for the machine as it was shipped. However, I have filled up both PCIe slots with a sound and a video card and the other two PCI slots are filled with a USB hub and a fax/data modem. Using many of the power calculators available on the internet I estimate that I now need between 400 and 500 W of power.... which may explain why my system spontaneously reboots every now and then while playing some games.
However, I cannot find a compatible more powerful PSU. All of the aftermarket PSUs (Antec, EnerMax, Corsair) have different dimensions and will not fit in my case. But on the Lenovo website I can only find the 310 W replacement for my PSU whereas I want to find a 500 W replacement PSU.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
BTW the power supply unit I currently have in my machine was manufactured by HIPRO model #HPA3108F3P
ThinkCentre M51 8143-WNV; Creative Labs SB Titanium PCIe; Sapphire ATI HD 4550 PCIe; 500 GB WD Cavier Black; US Robotics voice/data modem PCI; USB PCI card
