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Question posted by sfishesfish on January 22nd, 2014

How To Remove Power Supply From Dell Inspiron 660s

I can't find a way to take out the old power supply in my Inspiron 660s. It's loose but there I no room to take it out. Do I have to remove the mother board?

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Answer #1: Posted by prateekk007 on January 23rd, 2014 5:12 AM
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Hi sfishesfish,

Please click on the link given below and refer to page number 55 to get the instructions for replacing the power supply:

http://bit.ly/1mKftQ4

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Answer #2: Posted by BusterDoogen on January 22nd, 2014 5:26 PM
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Looking at the photo attached, it seems that there's enough room to drop it below the frame edge to slip it out. I f not it looks like you'll have to remove the cpu fan. Good luck!

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