OK. I'll do it. If I don't post for the rest of the weekend, I've fried something important.
Cheers, Carl. On 19/08/05, Jamie Dobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally I would avoid running it off another PSU as the 2 PSUs could > have different earth potentials this causing an earth loop which can > cause all sort of odd problems, but if the two are run off the same > multiboard and you sit one on top of the other you _should_ be OK. > > Carl Cerecke wrote: > > >Yeah, I would. If I had one. > > > >On 19/08/05, Jamie Dobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Why not just use a Y-splitter on the HDD power cable? The PSU will > >>handle it, I've done it many times in the past on the Deskpro EN SFF's > >> > >>Carl Cerecke wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>So, I've got myself a P3 600 DeskPro EN SFF. > >>> > >>>Problem is, there is only one HDD power connector, and, guess what, it > >>>is connected to the HDD. I tried to do a floppy boot (SUSE 9.1), but > >>>no go. > >>> > >>>Is it electrically sensible to connect a CD drive to the DeskPro, > >>>where the CD drive is powered by another computer's power supply? > >>> > >>>Or will I risk the magic smoke escaping from various parts? > >>> > >>>Cheers, > >>>Carl. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
