Removing power supply from Dell XPS A2010

I have been experiencing problems with my Dell XPS A2010 for a while now. Boots into Bios but will not Boot into Windows. Was told by a PC repair guy that it was the motherboard but not sure how he came to that conclusion. Ran Dell diagnostics and based on the error codes have come to the conclusion that it's the hard drive. I sell on eBay as a part time job in my spare time (am a stay at home mom) and am thinking of listing it considering I have since purchased a new PC. I was thinking of taking out the power supply and selling that separate from the system considering how much they go for but am hitting a dead end when it comes to my research on exactly how to do that and do it safely. That's how I found this forum. So, if anyone could provide any links or any knowledge, tips, etc on how to do that I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
Best, Amy

Here is the tear down on youtube.
Here is the Service Manual.

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Hi Everyone
So i just ordered a W540 as my work PC too swap out my old Dell latitude.
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My question is, will we be able to use an adapter like this one (http://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-New-Power-converter-Cable-Adapter-For-Lenovo-ThinkPad-Carbon-0B47046-/3...) to power our laptops instead of buying loads of new power supplies?
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kimdt27 wrote:
Hi Everyone
So i just ordered a W540 as my work PC too swap out my old Dell latitude.
My company is trasferring from Dell to lenovo setups in all the offices.
We move arround with our laptops so we have a lot of extra power supplys from Dell (19.5 V 3.34A with round plugs).
My question is, will we be able to use an adapter like this one (http://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-New-Power-converter-Cable-Adapter-For-Lenovo-ThinkPad-Carbon-0B47046-/3...) to power our laptops instead of buying loads of new power supplies?
Best Regards
Kim
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