do off the shelf psu work with lenovo desktop

cary.perque · 03-31-2020, 02:49 PM

Hello

Not sure what I can add.

Hopefully it doesn't matter but IS6XM is the model number

thank you

sevendogsbsd · 03-31-2020, 02:57 PM

A little vague but assuming you mean to replace a PSU in a Lenovo desktop and are wondering if a generic one will do. I assume yes, but I would google the model number or get specs for it so your purchase matches. Also see if any of the connectors are proprietary. I haven't owned a commercial PC in years so not sure how they are now in terms of proprietary hardware.

beachboy2 · 03-31-2020, 03:24 PM

cary.perque,

Welcome to LQ forums.

An off the shelf PSU similar to this Corsair 350W should fit the bill:

https://www.ebuyer.com/726364-corsai...SABEgJ2ZPD_BwE

OR the 450w version:
https://www.ebuyer.com/835000-corsai...-cp-9020170-uk

Original PSU was either 280W or 320W:
https://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/solutions/pd013522

ondoho · 03-31-2020, 03:25 PM

A whole bunch (literally) of connectors. They should be the same as on your old PSU, at least the ones that are connected.
Wattage should be sufficient - there's calculators for that on the net. One example.

Beyond that I don't understand what "off the shelf" means - as opposed to what?

sevendogsbsd · 03-31-2020, 03:27 PM

I think OP meant whatever one Lenovo had installed from the factory - didn't know if it was proprietary. For example, my old HP z800 had a proprietary power supply you could only get from HP.

cary.perque · 03-31-2020, 09:45 PM

Thank you everyone . . . and for the welcome.

sevendogsbsd had it right, I wanted to replace lenovo psu with one I had (covid isolation)

What I ended doing was mcguyvering the old psu to get into the bios to get model number and brand name and also using the number on the motherboard and using a bit of google alchemy I finally found a couple half answers plus what beachboy2 said that lead me to conclude that it was OK

There was no smoke and I was able to reinstall.

thank you

ondoho · 04-01-2020, 02:04 AM

Great!
So the answer to your question is yes?

If you could plese mark your thread SOLVED (see my signature).

beachboy2 · 04-01-2020, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

Beyond that I don't understand what "off the shelf" means - as opposed to what?

The OP was asking whether it was okay to fit a different (i.e. off-the-shelf ) PSU with similar wattage rating, such as Corsair, Thermaltake, CiT etc, as opposed to the original Lenovo one.