[Is this dell Power Supply "305W L305N-00" compatible with atx motherboards?]

Can I use this power supply with the normal ATX motherboards?

thanx

https://www.ebay.com/itm/DELL-W8185-305-WATT-POWER-SUPPLY-L305N-00-PS-6311-2D2-OPTIPLEX-320-WITH-WARRANTY/112494148355

https://www.amazon.ca/Continuous-Desktop-Supply-L305N-00-PS-6311-2D2/dp/B01BGML522

[A list of games that can't be played with windows XP (and above) ,without "tweak,emulators etc..)]

I wish you name some of those windows games you know, that is not playable on Xp, by simple click...

[were all the motherboards (compatible with windows 98-ME) affected by capacitor plague?]

On 12/1/2020 at 3:30 PM, farfigs11 said:

I have the ASRock  775i65G also, worked fine for a while then got progressively problematic. Seems to be USB 2.0 and/or BIOS related but maybe it's just bad caps.   The first boot attempt fails, usually gets past BIOS on the second or third attempt.  

 

according to the opinion of one technician I know , This is typical for a bad capacitor.

 

did you try installing pentium D or pentium 4 ,and it did  the same?

I have similar issue , it is that it takes long time for the bios to post.  it seems that it is a popular problem ,cause I read online lots of people complain the same issue ..

 

 

 

 

[were all the motherboards (compatible with windows 98-ME) affected by capacitor plague?]

47 minutes ago, Wunderbar98 said:

Hi caprireds. 
It is best to either get stuff for free (giveaways not stealing) or negotiate the best purchase price possible, then a failure won't seem as catastrophic.

last month I bought the motherboard ASRock  775i65G , with cpu intel E5700 ,2 GB ram... it is the most easily found (used) motherboard that is comptible with windows 98- Me ,I  installed windows ME on it, it works fine till now... though it is produced on the capacitor plague era... I'm worried that  it won't  live long.

actually my only reason for using win ME is the vintage gaming.  I read somehwre that even win XP ,can't render some old games as good as win 98 ?

 

[were all the motherboards (compatible with windows 98-ME) affected by capacitor plague?]

5 hours ago, Tripredacus said:

Since the issue was from back then it stands to reason that there would be a greater risk of coming across an board with these bad capacitors if it is purchased as new or NoS, still sealed boxed retail or tray/bulk. A used board or computer is not likely to have this particular failure because if it were using the faulty components, it would have failed by now. But that doesn't mean that it would be worry free, as capacitors can go bad for other reasons besides manufacturing defect.

very good point indeed .. 

[were all the motherboards (compatible with windows 98-ME) affected by capacitor plague?]

10 hours ago, Gansangriff said:

I pulled plenty of computers from the scrapyard. Much more problems came with the machines of around 2005 to 2008. All of them, except one, died already. My old machines (3 in number) around 1999 to 2001 seem to be much more reliable, as I've never spotted a bad capacitor on these boards.

you made a good point ..  unfortunately , a very hard or impossible to find those used pentium 3 systems ,sold where I live.

[were all the motherboards (compatible with windows 98-ME) affected by capacitor plague?]

43 minutes ago, RainyShadow said:

The ones not affected by this would have some dried-up capacitors by now anyways.

It isn't that hard to replace faulty capacitors, and the blown-up ones are much easier to spot than the dry ones.

The only real issue would be damage around the capacitor caused by the leaked electrolyte.

thanx Rainyshadow

what well built motherboard or desktop (if I find used or new ) do you suggest for me to install windows ME on it?

 

 

[were all the motherboards (compatible with windows 98-ME) affected by capacitor plague?]

According to Wikipedia

 

The capacitor plague was a problem related to a higher-than-expected failure rate of non-solid aluminium electrolytic capacitors, between 1999 and 2007, especially those from some Taiwanese manufacturers, due to faulty electrolyte composition that caused corrosion accompanied by gas generation, often rupturing the case of the capacitor from the build-up of pressure.

Major vendors of motherboards such as Abit,IBM, Dell, Apple, HP, and Intel were affected by capacitors with faulty electrolytes.

In 2005, Dell spent some US$420 million replacing motherboards outright and on the logistics of determining whether a system was in need of replacement.

 

If not of all them were affected , what are some examples of those system with good capacitors ?

Are there any motherboards compatible with windows Me ,that have solid capacitors?