Yes, connectors do have a resistance. Basically the founder of PCP&C is saying that if a user connects lots and lots of peripherals up to one 'string' of connectors it would end up burning out the connector at the PSU and thus limiting the reliability. True, the connectors at each hard disk never ha...

Your wiring in those those shots are unsafe. The pvc insulation of the thermistor wire is only rated to 60deg C, and during operation the heatsink you have attached it to can get hotter than that (up to 100deg) , or if the fan fails, or you introduce a new load etc. The heatsink is also often live o...

Seal it by painting it with laquer, shalack (sp) or even epoxy..

frankgehry, I am also interested in the smartpower2.0 mainly because it has the 2x 80mm fans, though I cannot find any pics of the insides, etc.
What is the configuration of the connectors?
How noisy is it etc, what rpm does the fan run at at what loads etc.

It looks like gen GPUs will draw some insane power. Check out http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?id=1603&cid=3&pg=1 They state it will draw pretty much all the power it is given, 150watts. And to prove it, they have a nice and crispy burnt G70 to show for it. Good lord... This link doesn...

I have already done this: specs: p200mmx, 128mb sdram, rt8139 *2 3.2gb fujitsu hdd, 36 watts AC power consumption - http://members.optushome.com.au/funked/server , though you might want to use a cheap compact flash to ide adapter, available on ebay for a few dollars and a compact flash drive. http:/...