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‎01-12-2019 10:20 AM

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Product: HP Z230 Workstation
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I have a HP Z230 Workstation to which I have fitted a high spec graphics card (GTX 1070Ti).  Since then, when intensive graphical operations are in progress, the workstation powers off entirely; no warning, just goes off.

 

My current suspicion is that the 400 Watt power supply in the workstation is not beefy enough and so I would like to upgrade it.  However, I've just realised that HP don't use standard ATX motherboard power connectors so I cannot just use a standard 650 Watt power supply instead.

 

How do I go about getting a HP power supply of higher wattage for my HP Z230 Workstation?

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‎01-23-2019 02:18 PM

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FYI, in the end I ordered this cable https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ATX-PSU-24Pin-to-Motherboard-18Pin-Power-Supply-Cable-30cm-18AWG-for-HP-z... from Hong Kong, which took a few weeks to arrive but most definitely worked.  Only then did I find out that HP power supplies aren't the same shape as ATX power supplies either.  However, some bodging did the trick.

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‎01-12-2019 12:33 PM

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@RobMeades,

I offer this as information only, I suggest you inquire first about this adapter.

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‎01-13-2019 04:40 AM

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Interesting. What I don't understand, though is why I need the motherboard end to be 6 pin; the main power connector on the Z230 motherboard is 18 pin. How does a 6 pin connector help?

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‎01-23-2019 02:18 PM

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FYI, in the end I ordered this cable https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ATX-PSU-24Pin-to-Motherboard-18Pin-Power-Supply-Cable-30cm-18AWG-for-HP-z... from Hong Kong, which took a few weeks to arrive but most definitely worked.  Only then did I find out that HP power supplies aren't the same shape as ATX power supplies either.  However, some bodging did the trick.

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