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Fogmeister
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I bought my dads pc off him before I moved to the Netherlands.
Now when I plug it in (using a euro plug adapter) it switches on and then off repeatedly every 3 or 4 seconds.
Lights come on, fans spin up then it dies. Then it comes on again, then it dies and so on.
Is it possibly because the PSU is set to accept the wrong voltage or something? If so how do I change it?
If not could it be anything else?
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| Tue May 12, 2015 9:50 pm |
 
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ProfessorF
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Unplug your PC.
Is there a switch on the PSU saying '230' or '240'? It's probably red.
Nudge it across and see if says '110'.
If it does, plug it in and give it a go.
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Fogmeister
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OK, solved it.
There wasn't a voltage switch. It looks like quite a posh PSU Corsair 720 something.
However, the CPU cable was hanging out the back.
Which then caused another problem. The CPU plug is a 4 pin plug and the socket in the back of the PSU is an 8 pin socket?!?!
Anyway, managed to plug it in to one half of the socket and it worked. Very odd though as the cable is the one that is coming out of the PSU so seems strange that it's the wrong connection type?!
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saspro
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8 pin is the newer standard for more powerful CPU's, 4 pin was the older standard.
Unless you're over locking like mad a 4 pin will usually be fine.
Switching on & off is usually power related or caused by a loose screw or extra standoff behind the board.
The EU all uses the same voltage and 110 is for the USA so don't set things to 110 in Europe unless you want the smoke to escape out the back.
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big_D
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Very dangerous  Europe generally uses 220-240V.
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rustybucket
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Europe uses 230V @ 50Hz so switching to 110V will turn your PSU into a toaster
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ProfessorF
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Indeed! I stand corrected.   Ignore me on this.
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Fogmeister
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Yeah managed to get the 4 pin in the 8 pin socket but it doesn't really fit properly. The clip to hold the plug in doesn't line up with the hole to hold it. So it only goes in half way and it's very precarious which is why it fell out in the first place.
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| Wed May 13, 2015 11:58 pm |
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saspro
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The ATX 4 pin (usually near the CPU) should fit in one side (usually the left) of the 8 pin socket. If the clip is a bit dodgy you can get a 4 pin to 8 pin adapter http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1380281936
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