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| Thread ID: 33803 | 2003-05-26 06:46:00 | Changing A PSU In A Hewlett Packard | fiveonefive (1019) | Press F1 |
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| 147578 | 2003-05-26 06:46:00 | I was just wondering if anyone had ever changed a PSU in a hewlett packard computer, I hear rumours you cant actually do it because the HP Psu's arent universal but looking at mine now it seems to be a similar size. Anyone have the specs for a Standard ATX so I can measure mine up and see because I need a bigger PSU. My Hp is about 1 Year old, im sure you guys will know what the case looks like. Cheers Will |
fiveonefive (1019) | ||
| 147579 | 2003-05-26 07:50:00 | The Enermax brand (www.enermax.com.tw) PSU's seem to all the following dimensions W150 x H86 x D140 (mm). | Jen C (20) | ||
| 147580 | 2003-05-26 07:58:00 | If it is only one year old, that is not reasonable life expectancy and HP should replace it regardless of whether or not the warranty has expired. Provided it was not a commercial purchase for business use, the Consumer guarantees Act covers this and is quite firm on the matter of reasonable life. Recent Disputes Tribunal decisions have also endorsed that obligation. If you don't ask you won't get. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 147581 | 2003-05-28 05:03:00 | No I installed a new video card it it needs somethign bigger than a 200watt psu. here is the size of my psu SIZE (L*W*H) :150mm*101.3mm*86mm The only prob seems to be the width Do you guys think it'll fit |
fiveonefive (1019) | ||
| 147582 | 2003-05-28 06:57:00 | what model hp do you have? often you can fit the larger psu BUT with some of there tiny cases you can run into problems with cd drives, heatsinks etc not fitting. it may be easier to get a new case with a new psu. (also check out the cooling of your pc with the new vid card in it) |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 147583 | 2003-05-28 11:07:00 | Yes, a cheap case with a 300w PSU should only be around $100. The PSU won't be great but it will be better than the 200W you have. And it will be a standard case so everything will fit. The 320W icute PSUs aren't bad if you don't mind the noise. I had one running my athlon 2100+ & radeon 9000 without problems (ignore anything I said earlier, it wasn't the PSUs fault). |
bmason (508) | ||
| 147584 | 2003-05-28 16:07:00 | yep.. www.ascent.co.nz is a good case for under a hundy.. only has a 250w PSU, but it's from Aopen who are a VERY reputable case manufacturer. Last time I checked they were using Sparkle PSU's (generally regarded to be among the best PSU manufacturers, and as one of the most reliable) If it is a Sparkle PSU, it'll pound most 300watters without breaking a sweat In saying that however, some HP's use a proprietry power system which is annoyingly based closely on the ATX standard (same plugs etc) Which particular model do you have? |
whetu (237) | ||
| 147585 | 2003-05-29 05:19:00 | I have heard that about HP too. Dell do it too ... and using an non-Dell PSU can damage the MB. There is no excuse for non-standard "standard" connectors, especially on power supplies. But that doesn't stop them. :-( | Graham L (2) | ||
| 147586 | 2003-05-29 07:52:00 | Hey guys Thanks for the help, I have an HP 522a, Im just assuming that a new PSU will fit as the dimensions are all the same apart from the width, which wont matter as It'll just stick in towards the cdrom bays a wee bit more than usual but should'nt cause to much problems, Ill probably just get a cheap 300watt as I couldnt imagine itll need anything more to run a Celeron 1.7ghz with a PCI mx440. im positive it aint overheating as I got a fan heater running on cold right beside the fan while it was open and the card still crashed with the stupid lines and stuff all over the screens, I have also have had some cdrom and other device problems which I am told relate to not enough power. Heres a picture of my case. www.lynncomp.com www.lynncomp.com |
fiveonefive (1019) | ||
| 147587 | 2003-05-29 10:39:00 | that "wee bit more" is 40mm <roughly> and i think those cases are fairly tight. just measure to make sure that xtra 40mm isn't going mean the psu ends up hitting the cdroms. on a side note i had someone recently install a 2nd cdrom (it had 4 spare 5" bays) and they broke parts off the motherboard. the case manafacture made the case a little out of spec :( , there is no way of useing the other 5" bays without breaking the motherboard. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
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