[ale] multiple PS's in one PC?

[David Corbin]

I'm not a EE (I dropped that for ICS), but I think the right strategy is 
to use one ot power half the drive, and one to power the other half and 
the motherboard.  The two should NOT be connected to one another in any 
direct way.  (They'll obviously be connected via the power-cords plugged 
into a common power source, and arguably through the hard drive bus 
interfaces, but I don't see any problems.)

Remember never let the smoke out of the chip!

David

Christopher Bergeron wrote:

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> Ok, what weekend wouldn't be complete without me asking some 
> off-the-wall question?  Here's my latest quandry:  I have a PC thats 
> acting as a fileserver.  I have about 6-8 hard disks in it, but alas, 
> my power supply will only let me connect about 5 devices.  So, I'm 
> sitting here looking at an AT power supply that's just collecting 
> dust, and I'm wondering if I can connect it to some of the drives, 
> connect the grounds together, and connect the +5 and +12 lines to each 
> other corresponding line on the other power supply.
>
> Are there any EE's out there that can tell me the consequences of 
> doing this? 
> Can this work, or am I going to find myself in a mist of magic 
> computer smoke?
>
> Thanks again...!
> - -CB
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