Re: Power Supply Replacement
On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 mcompengr@earthlink.net wrote:
> Try HP's phone number: 1-800-282-6672. Ask for the "Custom Order
> Management Group". It has nothing to do with Alphas that you will
> most probably need the exact power supply designed for the PW500a.
>
> -Martin
>
>
> CiAsA S'Nuey Boark wrote:
> >
> > Hi guys, quick question,
> >
> > Recently my PW500a has died and looks like it needs a replacement power
> > supply. I've tried looking online for information about what type I will
> > need, but the only information I have been able to find is that I will need a
> > 300w supply. Will any 300w power supply work? Or do I need one specifically
> > made for alphas? Right now I'm looking at ones like the following:
> > http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=17-154-009
> > that usually say 'made for pentium4' or some such. Any recomendations or
> > suggestions?
> > --
> > I dote on his very absence.
> > -- William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice"
> >
> > Jonathan Nelson [www.ciasaboark.org/~ciasa/]
I don't know if the PW500a has some non-standard power supply, but the
AlphaStation 200 sure does. At least I found out when my power supply
died. For me, the voltage levels were the same as for a regular ATX, but
the connections were non-standard ones. Quickly, I figured out that buying
a new original spare part from, at that time, Compaq, was more than I was
willing to afford.
I bought an ATX power supply, cut the standard connections and Mac
Guyver:ed on the specific ones for my station. And it's been working ever
since. And it only cost me like $50.
/Joakim
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