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server power supply

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by t0keym0n, May 2, 2008.

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    This is kinda more related to hardware, and since this forum doesn't have a hardware section, I'm gonna kinda assume that server administrators might have more expertise in this area.. so I hope this is ok to put here..

    Basically, are there any power supplies that I can "jumper" permentaly.

    My goal is: I have an empty atx case, but as far as I'm concerned, its an 8 bay hard drive NAS case or how ever you want to look at it. I had the default power supply in it, and I jumpered the green and the black pin to keep the power on WITH OUT a motherboard and it worked great! But after a month or so, the power supply did die, as all the blogs/forum post suggested it would.

    Is there any thing I could do to power 8 hard drives in an empty case, with out a failing power supply? do they make power supplies that are able to run with out a motherboard? or perhaps an option I have yet to find?

    Any ideas you might have would be greatly appreciated. :)

    Thanks guys.
     
    t0keym0n, May 2, 2008 IP
  2. royo

    royo Peon

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    Stop being cheap and buy a mobo.
     
    royo, May 2, 2008 IP
  3. t0keym0n

    t0keym0n Greenhorn

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    but can i just get a cheap mobo and not have to do ram and processor too?
     
    t0keym0n, May 2, 2008 IP