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| Thread ID: 53920 | 2005-01-31 04:50:00 | PSU (power supply problem) please help old Dog. | OldDog (7059) | Press F1 |
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| 319676 | 2005-01-31 04:50:00 | olddog requires some technical help (second attempt to post this). Hyena power supply model number LC-235ATX has failed. I am told this happens to this unit. Can I change it to a 300W unit of the same physical dimentions? Will the plugs supply the correct voltage. Sorry if these questions are basic but I am not supper technical like some of you. regards OldDog. :help: |
OldDog (7059) | ||
| 319677 | 2005-01-31 04:54:00 | Hyena are apparently known for high failure rates - if that particular PSU is just a standard ATX type (not custom like dell or compaq) then a standard 300W one will be fine. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 319678 | 2005-01-31 04:57:00 | YES a highter wattage will work fine.....you'll be wise to look however on the 'case' of the PSU for the voltage diagram.......that'll tell you the wire colours and the voltages being supplied to them..........then......after that look at your new psu and check that the wires on the main plug that supplies power to the motherboard in particular, (large plug) have the same voltages going to the same plug points.............the 'ordinary' molex plugs, the ones with four wires that power your cd/hdd etc will be fine and dont bother with them just the main motherboarrd plug and perhaps any others that plug to a motherboard......I'll always remember just avoiding stuffing up a , think it was dell or packardbell pc that had a failed psu cause at first glance the wiring looked the same however this system has a plug labelled P7 or P6 which also pluggged onto the motherboard....turns out that the 'standard' psu that i was about to plug in......supplied +5v to one of the leads on that plug but the 'proprietary' psu which had died supplied +3.3v to the same wire.......(this was to power the ram of all things.) lucky I noticed.........been more careful ever since | drcspy (146) | ||
| 319679 | 2005-01-31 05:10:00 | Thanks guys I will go back to my original supplyer and get a new PSU - you have been heaps of help. From looking at the web I think I will need to pay around 100 bucks so that is not too bad. :thumbs: :thumbs: Thanks again :thumbs: :thumbs: | OldDog (7059) | ||
| 319680 | 2005-01-31 05:23:00 | WELL as the other guy said if you had a standard hyena then pretty much ANY standard psu will work................and unless you are pretty fussy and looking for very good quality then $100 is quite expensive........... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 319681 | 2005-01-31 05:53:00 | WELL as the other guy said if you had a standard hyena then pretty much ANY standard psu will work................and unless you are pretty fussy and looking for very good quality then $100 is quite expensive........... Thanks for the tip i will try and pay less but I do think quality for an item like this. :) |
OldDog (7059) | ||
| 319682 | 2005-01-31 06:40:00 | Thanks for the tip i will try and pay less but I do think quality for an item like this. :) Don't try & pay less, the PSU is one of the most important parts of your machine & a crap PSU can cause all sorts of problems not the least being, frying your whole machine. Buy a known good brand & stay away from "cheapo's" like Hyena Themaltake, Enermax, CoolerMaster are all reasonable When you find one you like post the brand/size etc & someone here will tell if it's ok or not Or ask at a reputable comp shop. |
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| 319683 | 2005-01-31 06:52:00 | olddog.....what the specs of your pc? i've seen a fair few custom made pc's that have had far to smaller power supplys installed. i would go with a good quality unit. you got lucky this time as sometimes the powersupply will fail and destroy the rest of the pc. | tweak'e (69) | ||
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