2011-03-22, 14:38
I'm having some trouble with I believe is my PSU, and looking for some sound advice.
I have a server with the following hardware:
CPU
Fans
2 x 1.5TB
3 x 2TB
1 x 1TB
1 x 750Gb OS drive
I added the 3rd 2TB drive last night, and worked on cleaning up the cable management. On booting, I could only see 6 drives. I narrowed down which drive was missing, tested it by removing the others and it spun up fine. I rewired all the power connectors to try to distribute the drives on the two power leads, and again, only 6 drives showing. The missing drive was different to the original missing drive.
This leads me to believe the PSU is unable, in the configeration I am using, to power all of the drives and other kit. My PSU is this:
Atrix Extreme Power 650W (650T)
I've read reviews which say it is low-end, and want to replace it, but I am not sure how best to power upto 12 Sata drives...
Currently I have a mixture of sata power, molex to 3 x sata, molex to 2x sata etc, and would appreciate advice on how this number of drives should be wired, and possible PSUs for the job.
My server build is here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=88544
My motherboard requires the 4pin and 2x12pin power connectors. I use onboard graphics as its currently a server so don't need high end graphics.
I know Corsair is a good brand, and single rail is important.
How is this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514
Its a good Corsair PSU, but will it work with my mobo? (DG41TY is microATX? mobo is hardly micro sized!?)
Thanks for any comments
I have a server with the following hardware:
CPU
Fans
2 x 1.5TB
3 x 2TB
1 x 1TB
1 x 750Gb OS drive
I added the 3rd 2TB drive last night, and worked on cleaning up the cable management. On booting, I could only see 6 drives. I narrowed down which drive was missing, tested it by removing the others and it spun up fine. I rewired all the power connectors to try to distribute the drives on the two power leads, and again, only 6 drives showing. The missing drive was different to the original missing drive.
This leads me to believe the PSU is unable, in the configeration I am using, to power all of the drives and other kit. My PSU is this:
Atrix Extreme Power 650W (650T)
I've read reviews which say it is low-end, and want to replace it, but I am not sure how best to power upto 12 Sata drives...
Currently I have a mixture of sata power, molex to 3 x sata, molex to 2x sata etc, and would appreciate advice on how this number of drives should be wired, and possible PSUs for the job.
My server build is here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=88544
My motherboard requires the 4pin and 2x12pin power connectors. I use onboard graphics as its currently a server so don't need high end graphics.
I know Corsair is a good brand, and single rail is important.
How is this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514
Its a good Corsair PSU, but will it work with my mobo? (DG41TY is microATX? mobo is hardly micro sized!?)
Thanks for any comments