Howdy all. I'm planning on building a server in the near future full of IDE RAID 5 (lots of 3ware products and special edition WD drives). I found a couple nice Codegen cases that will fit my needs. They also happen to offer the possibility of dual PSUs. I've worked with many devices that had dual PSUs (switches, routers, canned boxes) but I've never built one with them. I'm hoping someone here can answer a few questions about them.
1) Do the PSUs have to be built to support a dual PSU setup? ie, do they have to work together somehow?
2) Does the mobo have to also support dual PSUs or do the PSUs connect to another device prior to connecting to the mobo (eliminating the need for a "special" mobo)? I'm planning on a SMP system. I usually build AMD boxes but my Linux servers with dual P IIIs perform very well too. I also love the ServerWorks chipset. Any suggestions for a dual mobo would be gladly accepted as well.
3) If special PSUs aren't required, does anyone see the harm in using a couple nice Antec PSUs? I have a Truepower 480 in my newest PC and have been pleased with it.
I can't think of any more questions to ask. If anyone can think of anything else to point out, I'm all ears. Thanks
1) Do the PSUs have to be built to support a dual PSU setup? ie, do they have to work together somehow?
2) Does the mobo have to also support dual PSUs or do the PSUs connect to another device prior to connecting to the mobo (eliminating the need for a "special" mobo)? I'm planning on a SMP system. I usually build AMD boxes but my Linux servers with dual P IIIs perform very well too. I also love the ServerWorks chipset. Any suggestions for a dual mobo would be gladly accepted as well.
3) If special PSUs aren't required, does anyone see the harm in using a couple nice Antec PSUs? I have a Truepower 480 in my newest PC and have been pleased with it.
I can't think of any more questions to ask. If anyone can think of anything else to point out, I'm all ears. Thanks
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