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[DLC]

I bought a mobo in the US... am using it in Australia. Do I have to change the voltage switch on the power supply to 110? or keep it at 240volts which is coming TO the power supply... i dunno which way...

 

[Ulysses]

The settings are probably 115 and 230, and you should set it to which ever is applicable downunder.

 

[Burnedhardware]

If the power on the net in Australia is 230V leave the red swich on the power supply on 230V. If you change it to 110V you'll frie your computer (there's a transformator (in dutch, dunno the english word for it, the thing changes 230 V ~ into 12V=,5V=) in the powersupply, the switch on the back changes the Vin/Vout ratio with a factor 2.)

DONT TUCH IT UNLESS YOUR CERTAIN 110V COMES OUT OF THE WALL !!!

 

[DLC]

240 volts is what comes out of the wall in aus...


but the switch on the power supply.., does it need to be set to whats comming out of the wall ie 240 volts, or whats it is powering in the computer ie the american mobo (im not sure if it actually does need 110volts)...

to make it more simple, are American motherboards at 110 volts whereas Aus mobos are at 240volts or are all mobos universal??? ie forget about voltages...

 

[DLC]

ok burned hardware just answered my post as i was writing it

Thanks for all your help!!

 

[Burnedhardware]

all mobo's wark at the same voltages (bundle of wires form your powersupply) It would be more expensive to make area-sensitive equipment rather than powersupplies with a switch. If 230V comes out of the wall, and you set the switch at 110V, your 12V will be 24V, your 5V will be 10V and so on --> everything will melt (ie leave the switch at 230V) ((if 110V comes out of the wall, and the Powersupply is at 230V, vo harm is done, your systemvoltage will be too low to boot the system, but nothing will melt))

your'e welcome

 

[DLC]

I get it now... I think you may have saved me some burned hardware, burned hardware

 

[Jabberwocky]

It's simple: the voltage switch determines input voltage. If you plug into 230v, switch to 230v. If you plug into 110v, switch to 110v. The power supply steps down and rectifies the power to the 12volts that your mobo needs. If you put 230v into the 110v tap you will put 24v into your mobo....that will definitely cause the smoke to leak out, and nothing works once the smoke is gone!