Here I am. Posting from a fresh Ubuntu install. Nothing looks fried so far.
Time for bed. On 19/08/05, Carl Cerecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
