PSUs: The source of DC power for all components in the PC & often a big noise source.
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shunx
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by shunx » Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:39 pm
I'm about to add a 7200.8 SATA drive to one computer with 3 7200.7 ATA drives. The computer has Athlon XP1800+, GF4 Ti, 512mb DDR, a DVD burner and runs on a Nexus 300watt PSU. Think this is safe (eg during spin up)?
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shunx
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by shunx » Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:54 pm
well, based on the FAQ and some posts, I would guess this is ok. I'd especially appreciate feedbacks from those who are running at least 4 drives. Again I'm mostly concerned about the spin-up power spike.
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Solid Snake
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by Solid Snake » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:26 pm
You'll be good. Your PSU will switch itself off if it can't handle the load. There's no danger to the drives. If you're overloading your PSU, it may die sooner than expected, but I wouildn't worry about momentary overloads..
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CA_Steve
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by CA_Steve » Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:19 am
You can find the info for your Seagate drives
here. The power draw is listed in their datasheets.
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Pauli
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by Pauli » Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:11 pm
Also, be sure to monitor the extra heat being introduced -- especially if the drives are very close together.