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    Staggered spin-up vs beefy PSU??

    Ahh, well - here my lacking knowledge shines through.... What are the advantages to having 2, 3 or even 4 rails, as apposed to a single rail? If there are 4 rails at 15A each, is that the same as one rail at 60A? :confused: Sorry, if this is a really stupid question. Just point me in the...
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    Staggered spin-up vs beefy PSU??

    A little more research and googleing gave me a good alternative for the "beefy PSU" alternative. Zippy PSL-6850P giving 60A :eek: on a single rail should be sufficient even for 20+ drives, right? Any good alternatives? Would I be better of going for a dual PSU setup?
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    Staggered spin-up vs beefy PSU??

    Hi everyone, First post on the forum! Looking to build a large media server - initially with 8-10 SATA 500GB drives, and later add up to another 10 drives. I plan to do software raid 5 with hot spare using Linux (Fedora?) and EVMS. (If interested you'll find my shopping list at the...
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