Powering 10 x SATA drives

[ptr727]

I am looking for a PSU to power my home "fileserver".

I will need about 700 to 800W, and I am currently looking at the Thermaltake Toughpower series.

None of the PSU's I have researched include enough cables out of the box to power 10 SATA-II drives.

I can use 4-pin to 5-pin SATA power converters, but these do not support the 3.3V line.

I can, but I don't want to, use 2 x PSU's.

Is there some more elegant way to support 10+ SATA-II drives, with the 3.3V line, from one PSU?


Regards
Pieter

 

[Grimmy]

Gawd... that's a tall order. 8O

How about this puppy:

XCLIO STABLEPOWER 850W ATX Power Supply

1 x Main connector (20+4 pin)
1 x 4 + 4 12V (P4)
8 x peripheral
8 x SATA
1 x Floppy
4 x PCI-E

Just need to find 1 adaptor to make 2 more SATA connections for a full 10 HD's.

 

[billdcat4]

I am looking for a PSU to power my home "fileserver".

I will need about 700 to 800W, and I am currently looking at the Thermaltake Toughpower series.

None of the PSU's I have researched include enough cables out of the box to power 10 SATA-II drives.

I can use 4-pin to 5-pin SATA power converters, but these do not support the 3.3V line.

I can, but I don't want to, use 2 x PSU's.

Is there some more elegant way to support 10+ SATA-II drives, with the 3.3V line, from one PSU?


Regards
Pieter

The mighty Enermax Galaxy[/img]

 

[ptr727]

Thanks for all the replies, good info.