2011-10-11, 05:43
testmetest Wrote:1. So for power people are using molex to SATA splitters? I got a Seasonic X750 which people said is a very nice PSU, but it only has 8 SATA power connectors.Most people with this many drives use a backplane. three 5.25 bays can fit five 3.5" hard drives. You only need to connect 1-2 power cables to the backplane.
2. How do you connect 24 drives to a motherboard?
Sorry if this is a rehash.
You use a controller card like this SAS Card so you get 8 drives for 1 PCI-e slot. Two of those cards plus 6 SATA connectors on the mobo and you're set.