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two power supplies
Name: sambeeesh Date: July 21, 2005 at 20:08:45 Pacific OS: windows xp CPU/Ram: P4 3.0/2GB
Comment:
Dear All, Can I run 2 power supllies at the same time in one computer?
ASUS A7N8X-X Athlon XP 1800+ 8.5 x 200MHz 1280MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7 Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro SP1
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Response Number 2
Name: sambeeesh Date: July 21, 2005 at 20:46:23 Pacific
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because i have the following: -6 HDD -4 DIMMS -3 PCI devics -4 or more USB devices
to let the devices working with good performence i should give them good power and good cool.
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Response Number 3
Name: squirrel Date: July 21, 2005 at 20:53:16 Pacific
Reply:
just get 1 big one.
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Response Number 4
Name: setishock Date: July 21, 2005 at 23:01:58 Pacific
Reply:
Allied makes a commerical power supply that is 500watts. And it's under a 100 bucks. www.microcenter.com
I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid...
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Response Number 5
Name: LinuxOS2 Date: July 22, 2005 at 05:51:07 Pacific
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I have had to do it before, what I found was a cord that plugged into the "outlet" of one and into the line power in of the other then only had to switch one of them on and both would come to life...I had one that powered the mother board and fans while the other was hooked to all the drives....worked that way for a couple of years until I tore it down for parts.....a little more work would be involed if these are ATX type, are they ????
I agree with squirrel...just get one good one & pay particular attention to the amperage on the +12v rail.
ASUS A7N8X-X Athlon XP 1800+ 8.5 x 200MHz 1280MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7 Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro SP1
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Response Number 7
Name: Michael J (by mjdamato) Date: July 22, 2005 at 11:59:27 Pacific
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Yes, you can. Here is an article on setting it up (http://www.absoluteinsight.net/21) but this one just uses a "jumper" to allow the 2nd ATX PSU to be turned on manually. There are other mods out there that allow the 2nd PSU to be powered up when the first one starts up but I can't find them right now.
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