My family has a computer that we bought in 2003 and about 1.5 years ago the video card gave out and I installed a new card. The new card is an ATI that needed a to be connected to the power supply while the old one didn't. Shortly after, the computer wouldn't turn on. I suspect the factory 300w power supply gave out. Could my suspicion be correct?
The computer is old now but when we bought it, it had the newest stuff at the time so I think it will still work competently. It would be a waste to throw it away so my dad wants to get it working again. Since I'm not 100% sure that it's the power supply I don't want to go buy it yet. Also, I don't know what exactly I'm looking for. I mainly want a ps with a higher wattage. I think 450w would be sufficient.
This is what the ps I took out of the computer looks like http://www.power-on.com/at30atpow.html and this is what I'm looking at but I don't know if it is compatible with my pc http://www.power-on.com/ea450p.html .
Can someone who knows computers compare the two and let me know? And if you think that it could be something other than the power supply then please also let me know. Thanks
The computer is old now but when we bought it, it had the newest stuff at the time so I think it will still work competently. It would be a waste to throw it away so my dad wants to get it working again. Since I'm not 100% sure that it's the power supply I don't want to go buy it yet. Also, I don't know what exactly I'm looking for. I mainly want a ps with a higher wattage. I think 450w would be sufficient.
This is what the ps I took out of the computer looks like http://www.power-on.com/at30atpow.html and this is what I'm looking at but I don't know if it is compatible with my pc http://www.power-on.com/ea450p.html .
Can someone who knows computers compare the two and let me know? And if you think that it could be something other than the power supply then please also let me know. Thanks
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