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Name: Jagerdoom
Date: November 2, 2007 at 14:43:03 Pacific
Subject: power supply compatibility
OS: windows xp pro sp2
CPU/Ram: 1.1ghz/512mb pc100
Model/Manufacturer: hp pavilion xt973
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Hi! ok, i'm trying to find a new power supply to go from 180w to at least 230w. the part number is FSP180-50NI(V) and i don't know how to find a compatible one. I know it's an ATX and it's a specific size too (to fit in there). I tried googling it in many ways, couldn't find the info i'm looking for.

Thanks!


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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: November 2, 2007 at 15:30:59 Pacific
Subject: power supply compatibility
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Is there something wrong with your 180W PSU?

Older HP PCs used proprietary PSUs with proprietary wiring. If you have such a system, you will need to buy an HP compatible replacement unit. If you install a standard "off-the-shelf" PSU in a proprietary system, you will fry the system.

Make sure to do your homework before you buy anything.


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Response Number 2
Name: worldlibrary
Date: November 2, 2007 at 15:32:55 Pacific
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Response Number 3
Name: Jagerdoom
Date: November 2, 2007 at 15:57:36 Pacific
Subject: power supply compatibility
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"Make sure you do your homework before you buy anything" haha... exactly what i'm trying to do :)

Nothing's wrong with it except that i'm gonna add a video and sound card to it, and i wanted to make sure that i wasn't gonna fry the motherboard by doing so.

I'm lucky i could talk to someone that told me there shouldn't be any problems as it is right now considering that i ain't using the whole power supply ever and i'm gonna take out one of the hard drives i am not using at the moment.

Thanks for your answers!


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Response Number 4
Name: worldlibrary
Date: November 2, 2007 at 16:13:40 Pacific
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You will find it here and if you look you will see it is a replacement for the one you have.

http://www.watt-power.co.uk/catalog...


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Response Number 5
Name: Jagerdoom
Date: November 2, 2007 at 19:32:38 Pacific
Subject: power supply compatibility
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Thank you very much worldlibrary! I appreciate that. You're right, it is an exact replacement for mine! Thing is that it's not exactly cheap, so i might just wait for that, but i'm keeping it in my bookmarks.

Thanks again!


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