[olug] Hardware problems on an HP desktop

Daniel Linder dan at linder.org
Mon Mar 1 19:22:58 UTC 2004


Eric Pierce said:
> Can I just pull a power supply from an older box I have laying around?
> Are
> there any kinds of incompatibility issues I need to be aware of between
> older
> and newer PS?  I guess I should take a look to make sure an older PS has
> all
> the right connections...

As long as the power supply plug and the socket on the motherboard are
physically compatible, it should work.  The only thing you will want to
watch is the power output of the PS should be greater than or equal to the
old one you are replacing.

-- 
Daniel Linder



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