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HP says I can't use my new GeForce 6800 Card?
I have a HP Pavilion I bought last March. I just upgraded my card to a
GeForce 6800 128mb AGP. I opened the case and discovered that my power supply is only 250W, and the GeForce needs 300W minimum. I contacted HP and they tell that I cannot upgrade my power supply because I could damage some components, and that it is "unsafe" to use the GF 6800 in this system. Does this sound right to you?? HP Pavilion a810 model, Athlon 64 3300+ |
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wrote in message oups.com... I have a HP Pavilion I bought last March. I just upgraded my card to a GeForce 6800 128mb AGP. I opened the case and discovered that my power supply is only 250W, and the GeForce needs 300W minimum. I contacted HP and they tell that I cannot upgrade my power supply because I could damage some components, and that it is "unsafe" to use the GF 6800 in this system. Does this sound right to you?? Does HP use a standard power supply? Or is it proprietary? If it's standard, then by all means upgrade it. It won't damage anything. Odds are the quality of the aftermarket PS will be far better than the HP factory one. |
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How do you know if it's proprietary?
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The physical size of the power supply and the area allotted for it is the first clue. Next is how it mounts. Finally, the connectors and cable lengths to the motherboard. Or, you might be able to just ask HP. There is also a "standard" as to what voltages appear at what pins on the power supply/motherboard connectors/plugs. wrote in message ups.com... How do you know if it's proprietary? |
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I really don't know much about this.
The current power supply is a HiPro model HP-D2537F3R. 250Watts 5-15/16" wide 4" deep 3-3/8" tall From what I can tell it is a common model. |
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search the net for an antec power supply look at the picture
if the hp doesn't look like the antec it is proprietary wrote in message ups.com... I really don't know much about this. The current power supply is a HiPro model HP-D2537F3R. 250Watts 5-15/16" wide 4" deep 3-3/8" tall From what I can tell it is a common model. |
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"BigJim" wrote in message
... search the net for an antec power supply look at the picture if the hp doesn't look like the antec it is proprietary wrote in message ups.com... I really don't know much about this. The current power supply is a HiPro model HP-D2537F3R. 250Watts 5-15/16" wide 4" deep 3-3/8" tall From what I can tell it is a common model. I have an HP Pavillion (a643n) in which I replaced my 250W with an Antec 400W. It' the smaller power supply, I think Micro AXT or something like that... Go for it and enjoy! |
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"BigJim" wrote in message
... search the net for an antec power supply look at the picture if the hp doesn't look like the antec it is proprietary wrote in message ups.com... I really don't know much about this. The current power supply is a HiPro model HP-D2537F3R. 250Watts 5-15/16" wide 4" deep 3-3/8" tall From what I can tell it is a common model. P.S.- HP is the one who told me my Gig of RAM should be PC2700 and that my system does not support PC3200... They were wrong (even though I went for the PC2700 which was more expensive than the deal I could have gotten on the 3200 from Newegg.). I was talking with some boob on the other end of the line. I don't think they new PC2700/PC3200 from a 2400 Baud modem... There, I feel better now.... |
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