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CJK:


--- Quote from: 2600 on July 23, 2005, 04:24:03 pm ---Besides the heat of the drives, I'm worried about the power supplies.
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tivogre:

Are those drives RAIDed?

I have a similar set up as my main server... 8 250 Gig Drives.

Mine are set up on a 3Ware controller in RAID 5.

Take the advice of these folks;  make sure you get plenty of fresh cool air across those drives.

elvis:

Personally I wouldn't have used plastic to hold the drives together.  You'll get an insulation effect and thins will warm up considerably.

Sheet metal of almost any description would have been a better alternative.


--- Quote from: 2600 on July 23, 2005, 04:24:03 pm ---Besides the heat of the drives, I'm worried about the power supplies.  Two separate power supplies like that is generally not a good idea.

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2 PSUs are fine if you wire your relay correctly.

In fact, the number 2 destroyer of equipment is bad power input (the number 1 cause is people doing stupid things and destroying it themselves).  Separating drives and system power sources is a good idea.  Especially when the drivers power up for the first time, the surge from the initial spinup can be quite large, and dangerously undervolt the rest of your system.

Keep the 2 separate power supplies, and use good name-brand parts (Antec, Enermax, etc) and not crappy no-name stuff (NO CODEGEN!!!) with bad components that blow at the slightest sign of stress.


jcrouse:


--- Quote from: tivogre on July 23, 2005, 06:56:32 pm ---Are those drives RAIDed?

I have a similar set up as my main server... 8 250 Gig Drives.

Mine are set up on a 3Ware controller in RAID 5.

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Nope. They are all Windows XP "basic disks" except two which are dynamic disks with one volume spanning two disks.

John

jcrouse:


--- Quote from: elvis on July 23, 2005, 07:35:45 pm ---Personally I wouldn't have used plastic to hold the drives together.
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