Re: Need Help: On International Mobos

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:52:18 +0800 As Androids Dreamed Of Electric
Sheep and then spodosaurus <spodosaurus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote :

>Shep© wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:56:54 +0800 As Andoids Dreamed Of Electric
>> Sheep and then spodosaurus <spodosaurus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote :
>>
>>
>>>muikane16@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>>>i just bought a UK mobo. But since I"m now in the States...will a American
>>>>Power supply from an American outlet supply a UK mobo adequately or will
>>>>things go kabooey.
>>>
>>>You may require a different PSU if you don't have one with a switch on
>>>the back to change the voltage. The output from the PSU to the
>>>motherboard is the same regardless of where the computer is, assuming
>>>the PSU is appropriate for the input voltage from the wall socket.
>>
>>
>> Nice call.Get a PS with the Voltage changer :P
>>
>>
>>
>
>I should have been more specific: a switch on the back for the input
>voltage. I had a computer (486 days) with one of these, and I imported
>it to Australia from the US when I moved here. I switched it to the 230V
>side and plugged it in and had the monitor connected to the PSU thinking
>that the extra plug for the monitor on the back of the PSU would switch
>that input voltage as well. WRONG! Bangs and smoke and dead monitor. The
>extra power jack on the back of PSUs is just a pass through one from the
>wall, the input voltage switch has no effect on this. Keep this in mind
>when deciding to go to the extra expense of shipping a monitor overseas.
>Monitors rarely have these voltage switches, so you'll need to buy one
>where you'll be staying.
>
>Ari

My UK power supply has a 220/240v changer.USA use the 220 AFAIK :)



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