[mythtv-users] NAS power supply

[Tom Flair]

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)
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