Will the power supplies I have received work?

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Hamperking68

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Hi all,

I have recently been given two Acer Verition machines. Both of which I plan too use as servers.
They each came with 'Chicony' branded power supplies. They both have a max output of 240w on the 12v rail.

However as I intend this too be a server I will have many drives connected up too a power supply (About 8 drives). This amount of drives will chew a decent amount of that 240w available I also have a generic branded "Speed" PSU however I would not trust it.

Would it be possible to use both supplies? (Without having to purchase anything online)

Also why i'm at it how would I go at adding sata ports onto the board? As I have RAM however it seems that board with the most expansion slots (PCI's) Has a faulty RAM slot...Anyway to diagnose and fix?

Each of these systems contain

  • Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB
    I7 3770

Any help is appreciated! :)
 
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jasonkaler
I have successfully used two power supplies together in one PC, but that was the original AT style power supply that had mechanical switches and not like the current ones that have a push button momentary switch.

The theory is that multiple power supplies can run in parallel if you use common ground i.e. connect at least one of the black wires on each rail you are using to a black wire on the other power supply. That is how a single motherboard uses all the different rails that connect to it.

There is an adapter that can do this safely for you:
http://www.legitreviews.com/add2psu-daisy-chain-power-supply-adapter-review_1698
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I have successfully used two power supplies together in one PC, but that was the original AT style power supply that had mechanical switches and not like the current ones that have a push button momentary switch.

The theory is that multiple power supplies can run in parallel if you use common ground i.e. connect at least one of the black wires on each rail you are using to a black wire on the other power supply. That is how a single motherboard uses all the different rails that connect to it.

There is an adapter that can do this safely for you:
http://www.legitreviews.com/add2psu-daisy-chain-power-supply-adapter-review_1698
 
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No, because all voltages are in reference to ground, which is now connected and thus equal.
Also, PC power supplies are very accurate and peripherals either have a tolerance of at least +-0.5v, or have their own regulators as they run lower than 5v anyway.
 
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