Max PATA\SATA devices on 1 PSU plug

[jm1647]

I have 2 DVD drives and 4 HDD installed in 1 box right now using a power splitter from the plug going to the DVD Drives and a power splitter on the plug going to the PATA dives. If I wanted to add 2 SATA drives would it be safe to split each leg again?.

[Chewy]

with a great power supply, maybe? Power issues play hell with burning.

[jm1647]

Thanks Chewy I guess 3 on a normal 2 plug lead is enuff

[Chewy]

Some lady from scotland named Dee has emphasized "clean power" for burning, OCer's preach about it. Haven't used a splitter for a long time.

[jm1647]

Some lady from scotland named Dee has emphasized "clean power" for burning, OCer's preach about it. Haven't used a splitter for a long time.

Ah it must be my luck then been getting away with it for a long time with these cheapo PSU's I have. I got 2 DVD drives with a splitter going to a PATA HDD on a PCI card on one PSU lead, 2 PATA HDD with a splitter going to another PATA HDD on the same PCI card on the other lead. I have power management shutting the PATA drives down after 5 minutes idle. I got 2 SATA connections left on the PCI card I was gonna use if and when I got SATA drives. I guess if and when I wanna add more drives a PSU with more power leads is the way to go. THANKS

[Chewy]

Shhhhhhhh,
don't tell everyone this, we don't want people to start getting pretty burns and have stable computers.

[jm1647]

@Chewy

[Chewy]

over at cdfreaks they keep harping about this power supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817151025

course they have to have a server case for all their drives

1 x Main connector (24 pin)
1 x 12V (P4)
1 x 12V (8pin)
9 x peripheral
6 x SATA
2 x Floppy
2 x PCI-E


us poor boys just have to make do

[jm1647]

1 x Main connector (24 pin)
1 x 12V (P4)
1 x 12V (8pin)
9 x peripheral
6 x SATA
2 x Floppy
2 x PCI-E


us poor boys just have to make do

Yikes $159.99, ya know how many 30 packs of Red Dogs that is I'd fire up the PII 300 or the PIII 600 and put one on the network before I bought that or get real brave and try that 2 PSU to one thing on an old P90 I got laying around first. If I bought that I'd be like Red Foxx grabbing my chest and saying "Lizbeth here I come"

[Chewy]

Lizbeth, It's the Big One



we are showing our age