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krj15489

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17. April 2009 @ 22:39

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here is a few pictures to show you how it fits in the case.

If you look at the last picture on the left hand side there are two little brackets sticking out. I had to break one off on the right side in order to get the psu in there.

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greensman

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17. April 2009 @ 22:55

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krj... You're wanting to install the 450W psu in the server?? I re-read the info and now I'm confused... that doesn't take much really. Ask Sammy. lol. If you're trying to install the 650W and it's big but "fits" the hole I'd see about drilling some holes in the case if you can. IF this option is possible I'd make DANG sure to remove the mobo and fans to help control the "metal shavings". Again... just an idea.. good luck buddy. ;)

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krj15489

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17. April 2009 @ 23:01

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Yes I want to install the 450 watt. I don't like the stock psu because as you can see in the picture it doesn't fit. Also it runs really hot. I would have no problems putting the corsair 450 in there but I don't know if HP used a proprietary psu in their server. Sometimes they change the psu a little so that you can only use their replacement parts. My concern is that I would put in a non HP psu and I would fry the motherboard.

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greensman

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17. April 2009 @ 23:17

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Originally posted by krj15489:
Yes I want to install the 450 watt. I don't like the stock psu because as you can see in the picture it doesn't fit. Also it runs really hot. I would have no problems putting the corsair 450 in there but I don't know if HP used a proprietary psu in their server. Sometimes they change the psu a little so that you can only use their replacement parts. My concern is that I would put in a non HP psu and I would fry the motherboard.

Ok.. now that you've spoken slowly and precisely I understand. ;) Would a voltage test tell you anything?? Do you have a meter or a unit that will hook up to the original PSU?? That might help in some way.... The only other source is Google (or other search engine) or one of the guys that may have messed with such "kit" before. I would think that Sophocles, sytyguy, Russ (theonejrs), or maybe Lp531 would have messed with that.. Since Sammy already gave his answer I didn't mention him. ;)

again.... good luck mate. ;)

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krj15489

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17. April 2009 @ 23:23

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I don't think a voltage test would tell me much. I also don't have the hardware to do that so I will try a little more googling. Thanks for the help :)

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ddp

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17. April 2009 @ 23:48

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see if the wire colors are the same on both units.

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krj15489

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17. April 2009 @ 23:59

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Thanks ddp. The 24 pin and the 4 pin cpu were both the same. But there is a second 8 pin cpu cable on the stock psu that is not the same. they might have just used a different color because the cables were arranged in the same way but one color was off. Do you think that I even need that 8 pin cpu cable because I already use the 4 pin and have only one cpu on the motherboard?

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ddp

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18. April 2009 @ 00:24

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is the 8 pin connector used?

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krj15489

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18. April 2009 @ 00:26

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Yes, it is plugged in, but I don' know if I even need it.

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ddp

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18. April 2009 @ 00:27

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disconnect it to see if pc posts or not.

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krj15489

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18. April 2009 @ 00:34

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No it doesn't, It powers on for half a second then powers off.

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shaffaaf

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18. April 2009 @ 08:11

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if you put the old PSU back in does it work?

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sammorris

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18. April 2009 @ 09:07

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For reference, the Compaq PSU I had to stick with had identical wiring output to a standard ATX unit like the Corsair, the only wiring difference with that system was how the front panel wires hooked up to the motherboard. A quick scissor job to snip off the extra plastic and no worries hooking an MSI board up instead.

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krj15489

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18. April 2009 @ 14:01

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Originally posted by shaffaaf:
if you put the old PSU back in does it work?

I never took the original psu out. I simply unpluged the 8 pin cpu connector to see if it would boot. I will try swapping out the psu's soon and I will let you guys know if it worked.

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omegaman7

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19. April 2009 @ 14:05

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LOL! What you guys think? The cheapest supply ive ever seen! Even cheaper than a coolmax I bought a while back. I think i'll buy 2! NOT!!!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817165023

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19. April 2009 @ 14:13

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Haha nice. 430W. Maybe 30W would be more accurate?

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omegaman7

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19. April 2009 @ 14:42

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Ding Ding Ding Ding! LOL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008
Im liking the looks of this one. Relatively good price, strong reviews, plenty of power. According to multiple calculators, my other system needs 300W +/-. If the Thermaltake <-----I once owned could power considerably more, than this one should do quite nicely :D

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sammorris

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19. April 2009 @ 14:44

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The Corsair 400W units are strong. They're equivalent to 500-600W of a Coolermaster or Thermaltake, are quieter, more reliable and have better power regulation, all for $50! For rebate nutters there's another $10 off to be had.

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greensman

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19. April 2009 @ 15:15

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Originally posted by sammorris:
The Corsair 400W units are strong. They're equivalent to 500-600W of a Coolermaster or Thermaltake, are quieter, more reliable and have better power regulation, all for $50! For rebate nutters there's another $10 off to be had.

NOW NOW.. the PowerPro series from Cooler Master aren't that bad. :P And "nutters".... that one made me giggle. lol. ;)

Corsair does make a nice unit and will be ONE of the psu manufacturers I consider when I need to purchase another one.;)

...gm

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sammorris

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19. April 2009 @ 15:27

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I'm not suggesting the Coolermasters are terrible, but the Corsair is superior in the aspects mentioned.
Interestingly enough, the Coolermaster Silent Pro 700W fares well under light load at 14dB (versus the 15-16 of Corsair VX/HX units) but ramps up to a 18dB at 200W, and a full 25 by 250W.
My 850W Zalman however is able to keep 14dB all the way up to 400W, and only reaches 20-21dB by 500W. By the time it's as noisy as 25dB it can produce 550W.

The Nexus Value I've just ordered for project Silentlight is only 11dB up to 150W (inclusive), and is only 19dB at its full 430W load.

Corsair HX units manage 16dB up to 300W, then reach 22-23 by 400W. At 25dB they can achieve 430-440W. Meanwhile the Corsair VX450 (quieter than the 550) achieves 15-16dB up to 250W, 20dB up to 300W, then sharply rises reaching a frankly unpleasant 38-39dB at 400W. 25dB level produces around 320-330W (Yep, the lowly Corsair VX can produce 70-80W more than the quietest 700W Coolermaster at an acceptable noise leve)

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omegaman7

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19. April 2009 @ 15:34

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Wow...you really are a silent Pc enthusiast! Nothing wrong with that :D Myself, as long as its with in reason, im happy. Where does one find the means for testing noise levels in a computer?

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sammorris

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19. April 2009 @ 15:41

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Me personally, I can tell roughly how loud something is, and on top of that, I know if something's too loud! For accurate readings, I refer to benchmarks, but mostly silentpcreview. The results I've posted aren't perfect accuracy as they switched from one testing method to another a little while back, but they're vaguely right.
A typical 'quiet PC' by most people's definition would be a total noise produced of about 30-32dB or less. A typical 'near silent' PC would be around 20-22dB. Getting below that is hard, but that is what I hope to achieve with Project Silentlight, which entails using solely mid-performance Eco Hard drives, Passive or ultra-low speed CPU & GPU cooling, the world's quietest midrange PSU, and some of the quietest case fans you can buy. The system is basically going to be of equivalent performance to a high-end Core 2 Duo, 8800GT, 4GB of RAM and will have a terabyte hard disk. Not bad performance for a PC with only $600 worth of parts and an expected noise level circa 15-17dB. Building a silent PC needn't be expensive or look bad, it just needs to have the right parts :)

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shaffaaf

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19. April 2009 @ 16:04

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id hardly call the green WD mid performance, rather low.

other wise for 1680x1050 thats a near perfect system (just choose vista over XP and its perfect :))

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sammorris

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19. April 2009 @ 16:18

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Actually, outside seek time, they are above average for performance, the WD10EADS can HDTach at over 90MB/s. The seek time brings it down to midrange. Early 7200rpm drives were scarcely any better for Seek time than the Greenpowers are. Were it the EACS or EAVS in my server, I'd say below average, but the DS is a better performer, one less platter and all that.

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krj15489

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19. April 2009 @ 20:40

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Good news. I just tested the corsair power supply with my server and it works. Now I just have to take out the old one and redo all of the wiring.

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