Changing power supply

fitz501085 · 10-04-2009, 09:15 AM

I live in ireland and im thinking of buying a HP / Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Elite e9180f Desktop Computer in New york in 3 weeks time. The power supply in it is 120v. In Ireland we use 220v-240v. I asked a friend of mine would it be possible to change the power supply when I get back to Ireland and he said it would. He said he is 80 per cent sure that the new 220v - to 240v power supply would work with the motherboard instead of the 120v power supply but he said to check just in case.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Peter.

**simpswr** · 10-04-2009, 10:20 AM

and welcome to the Forum

Every power supply I have seen either has a 120/240 volt switch or will automatically switch to either voltage. Look on the power supply lable to see what inut voltage it will handle

10-04-2009, 09:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
fitz501085 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 1 OS: Windows Vista SP1	Changing power supply I live in ireland and im thinking of buying a HP / Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Elite e9180f Desktop Computer in New york in 3 weeks time. The power supply in it is 120v. In Ireland we use 220v-240v. I asked a friend of mine would it be possible to change the power supply when I get back to Ireland and he said it would. He said he is 80 per cent sure that the new 220v - to 240v power supply would work with the motherboard instead of the 120v power supply but he said to check just in case. Thanks in advance for any help. Peter.

10-04-2009, 10:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,206 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Changing power supply and welcome to the Forum Every power supply I have seen either has a 120/240 volt switch or will automatically switch to either voltage. Look on the power supply lable to see what inut voltage it will handle __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?