8-Pin mobo connection

[kisk]

Yup a 4+4. I'll have more details tomorrow when I actually get my hands on the system.

[gikstar]

A little searching via Google came up with the following:

Dell Studio XPS 435MT 475W Power Supply F217J
Features:

475 Watt Max Output
100-240V Input

Connections

1 x 24pin ATX Motherboard Power (P1)
5 x Sata Connectors (P3, P4, P5, P6, P7)
1 x 8 Pin Connector (P2)
1 x PCI-E Connector (P8)
1 x PCI-E + 2Pin Connector (P9, P10)

Seems to me that this is the minimum requirements.

[kisk]

Just to update, it was the PSU.. replaced the piece of junk PSU the other shop put in with a nice 600w and it ran like butter -- had to rebuild their RAID array as well.