Upgrading the 240w psu in Compaq 6200 sff

[MadMike7]

Hi The product number is XL 506 AV. I`m pushing 32G of Viper through a Core i5 2400 on a GT 1030 card & I want to go to a 1650 card at least. ( Low profile). I need more power. Puny 240w is all I have. Thanks,  Mike.

[NonSequitur777]

@MadMike7,

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

Well, do I have a fix for you!  -Please browse through my HP Pro 6300 SFF upgrade project, specifically page 5: Solved: Upgrading HP Compaq Pro 6300 SFF - Page 5 - HP Support Community - 8184303.

As you will see, a "24 Pin to 6 Pin ATX Power Adapter Cable for HP 6200" will do the trick for you: it will replace your OEM HP 240 watt power supply with any industry standard ATX power supply up to 1,000 watt.  You can get these online, such as this example: Amazon.com: COMeap 24 Pin to 6 Pin ATX Power Adapter Cable for HP Z220 Z230 SFF MT TWR Series 4000 6....

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[MadMike7]

Thank you for replying, NonSequitor777. That cable looks great & would fit all my connectors but I have a funky L shaped cage psu that slots into the chassis & swings up in my 6200 & a  loose one inside ( no mounting holes) would be sitting on the HDD. I heard that HP makes a 340w psu & would like that model number, if true.

[MadMike7]

I did bookmark the cable & would love to figure this out, ( psu outside the box?),   Nah.

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@MadMike7,

Unfortunately, there are no upgradeable fitting (L-shaped) OEM HP power supplies available for the HP Pro 6200 SFF.

Rest assured, I too looked for a case-fitting upgraded power supply for my HP Pro 6300 SFFs as well. No such thing. Trust me on this: the power conversion cable is your best option.

And parking PSUs and GPUs outside your case? -It really is no big deal whatsoever.  Here is a picture where you can see three externally parked ATX power supplies for two heavily upgraded HP Pro 6300 SFFs and an HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF:

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[MadMike7]

Thank you, NonSequitor777. You are an inapiration. I`m ordering the cable now & choosing a psu.

[NonSequitur777]

@MadMike7,

You are very welcome, thank you for your kind words!

Please touch base if you have any other questions.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[Jaiverson_Paya]

The cable worked for you the first time, you didn't have to move a pin or anything, it was plug and play?, my power supply was damaged and I'm about to buy a real power supply and its adapter to connect it To my 6200 pro Microtower, is it worth it?

[NonSequitur777]

@Jaiverson_Paya,

Oh yea, this "COMeap" power adapter cable works like a charm -ATX power supply plug & play all the way.

It is absolutely worth every single penny of its $13.99 (via Amazon).

Since I first 'discovered' this adapter for use on my original HP Pro 6300 SFF legacy desktop upgrade project, I have used it on two more rigs without a single issue.  And mind you, I plugged in an 850 watt power supply in this adapter, and pushed it hard, so to speak. And still no proverbial sweat.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

@Jaiverson_Paya, @MadMike7,

Here are a couple of pictures of one of my upgraded HP Pro 6300 SFF rigs:

Just a sidenote: this particular 6300 SFF is fitted with an AMD RX 6600 XT graphics card, but only the AMD driver, and overclocking using the Asus GPU Tweak III software.  Same principle for another 6300: fitted with a Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super -RTX 2060 S driver only, OC'd through Tweak III.

The freeware GPU Tweak III software can be downloaded from here: GPU Tweak III (asus.com).

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777