On 26 Mar 2010, at 22:21, Paul Hartman wrote:
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Well, I was thinking more about something like alteriong IOH/ICH
voltage, or whichever voltage powers the SATA controllers. It has 12
SATA headers on this motherboard but I don't know how much it can
realistically handle at once. Hopefully all of my disks. :)
Honestly, I'm not sure that I'd do that.
If I thought it was a power issue - and that seems quite a reasonable
possibility - I would replace the PSU first.
What PSU are you using at the moment? Brand / wattage?
I think these are probably overkill:
http://www.bluepoint.net/AKAPSU066
http://www.bluepoint.net/AKAPSU071
However, if you're using a 450W PSU at the moment, you can get an OCZ
branded 600W for less than £50. I tend to be suspicious of cheap
unbranded and Wong Fu 350W - 450W PSUs. Often a 350W PSU from a
manufacturer with a half-decent brand (eg Trust) will be better than a
no-name 450W PSU.
It seems important not only the actual wattage that the PSU gives out
(measured with an analogue-needle multimeter) but also how stable that
voltage is, how smooth, consistent and reliable it is. Unless your PSU
is absolute top-notch quality, try to under-utilise it.
With 6 x hard-drives, I would be generous with supplying power - I
think a 600W PSU would easily be justified.
Stroller.
