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Second Power supply?
Name: HukedOnFonixWerx4Mee Date: June 28, 2003 at 14:52:13 Pacific OS: W2K pro CPU/Ram: 1.2g AMD 1g SDRAM
Comment:
The 185 watt PS that came with my HP mini-tower is already stretched to it's limit with all the extras I already run. Since I have no money for a new PC and a full tower, I'm trying to figure out a way to add a second power supply so I can upgrade my video card. Since space is limited and because looks aren't important, I figure I can run one externally. BUT- I have no clue how to hook one into my system or if it's even possible. The search engines haven't helped me find what I'm looking for- Anyone have any info or know any links to point me to for this? As always, thanks in advance...!
Name: Dave02 Date: June 28, 2003 at 15:24:04 Pacific
Reply:
The PSU and Motherboard for Mass produced computers such as HP, Dell, Gateway are proprietary. You can't just add a regular ATX power supply or the like. The pins are configured differently. You will fry your motherboard. Your safest option is to try and buy a more powerful PSU from HP. Good luck.
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Response Number 2
Name: johnoh Date: June 28, 2003 at 16:10:20 Pacific
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