04-04-2005, 12:29 PM
Refrigerator,Apr 2 2005, 08:42 PM Wrote:One thing that I'm wondering about though...
At the back of the power supply, there's this red switch. Right now it's switched to "115", but it has another setting, which i think is "230". I have NO idea what this switch does, and I'm a bit hesitant to switch it without knowing what it does. Could anyone tell me?
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Nystul pointed out what the volatage switch is for. I'll fill you in on what happens if you move it. If you do it on your power (110V) it will possibly damage the power supply and make your drives run too slowly (possibly also causing damage). Not a good idea.
Here in Australia - moving it to the wrong setting (it is 240V AC power here) causes a vicious BANG - some smoke, and usually a heart attack on the unsuspecting technician near it. I've been around when an unmodified USA model of PC was sent to a site I ran. I swear - the guy who powered the machine up went gray on the spot.
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