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american tower pc question

  • 19-12-2005 8:54am
    #1
    the_jocky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 203 ✭✭


    got a friend coming home for xmas from state-side.
    he has a realy nice 3 ghtz p4 tower would it work here ?
    he got it off dell for peanuts .god bless america.


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  • #2
    stereo_steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,227 ✭✭✭stereo_steve


    Unfortunately no!

    America's mains voltage is 110V ours is 230V.

    You could be lucky and their might be a switch at the back of the comp to select 220V. I imagine their won't be though. You may have to buy a new PSU. Dells use a different size one though (AFAIK) so you may to be a new one from them here or buy a second hand on in the for sales section of this site.

    Good luck


  • #3
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Get him to check for the voltage selector switch on the back of it first off. if not, it may still be alright with a new psu - some dells will take standard ATX ones, though most won't - depends what model it is. And again, there are adaptors available to connect a standard atx psu to certain dell models too.


  • #4
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    I think American dells are more likely to have standard PSUs, Dell have lost a few court cases over there to do with using proprietary parts and non-upgradeability of their PCs (the courts there have taken the view that by definition a PC is something you can open up and swap parts out of). I'm not sure of that though, or if it would apply to your friends in particular.


  • #5
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    Just get your friend to check for the voltage switch near the power connection on the PSU....simple.


  • #6
    the_jocky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 203 ✭✭the_jocky


    110-220 vltz???????
    thats what it reads


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  • #7
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    It'll be fine then.

    Just flick the switch over to 220 when using it here.


  • #8
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    Stephen wrote:
    It'll be fine then.

    Just flick the switch over to 220 when using it here.


    do this while the pc is off. probably obvious but ive seen it done with the pc on. the results were not good


  • #9
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    the_jocky wrote:
    110-220 vltz???????
    thats what it reads

    If you turn the comp on with 110v selected then the PSU will explode and give a nasty smell.

    ***You have been warned***


  • #10
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    zuma wrote:
    If you turn the comp on with 110v selected then the PSU will explode and give a nasty smell.

    ***You have been warned***


    ah,memories... *wipes a tear or joy from eye*



    but if you don't want it to go bang! as stated before,
    FLICK THE SWITCH
    [AFAIK, they all have them..so you shouldn't have to worry about a new PSU..]


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