[mythtv-users] NAS power supply

[Yan Seiner]

On Fri, October 10, 2008 9:25 am, Tom Flair wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Yan Seiner <yan at seiner.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm going to have to build an external HD enclosure.  What do people do
>> for power supplies?  Power itself shouldn't be a problem; assuming a
>> drive consumes 20W on spinup and 10W running then even 20 drives can be
>> handled by a (relatively) modest 450 W PS.  No mobo in the enclosure, so
>> no power for that.
>>
>> I've heard about people using resistors on a normal PS when it's used
>> without a mobo.  I can only assume that the PS requires a load of some
>> sort on the mobo connector to operate properly, but I'm not about to go
>> slapping random resistors on the connector... :-)
>>
>> I've not had any luck finding a HOWTO or anything on this.  Anyone have
>> any ideas?  Suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --Yan
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>
> What are you going to attach the drives to without the mobo?  (idle
> curiosity)

up to 20 SATA drives, some eSATA boards, and a crapload of fans.  I'm
building a 20TB array (eventually - I figure 1TB drives will be down to
$50 if the economy keeps tanking).

--Yan

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