Headcase_Fargone
Limp Gawd
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I'm putting together a low power home server (emphasis on the low power) and I've reached a bit of a dilemma. I chose the Intel D945GSEJT Atom board specifically because of its mobile chipset.
The trouble is, the only internal power connector on the board is a 4pin 12v connector. That's right, this board has no 20 or 20+4 pin ATX connector on it. That means the power supply won't power up.
That leaves me two options. I can get try to get creative, as this guy did, or I can use a 12v AC-DC adapter to power the board.
My concern with the power adapter is that it's only capable of supplying 60w. I'll have two 3.5" Samsung green drives (5400 rpm I believe) running with this thing as well as a CompactFlash adapter where the OS is stored.
Does anyone think this 60w brick would supply enough power for all of that? Or do I need to break out the soldering iron and try my luck?
The trouble is, the only internal power connector on the board is a 4pin 12v connector. That's right, this board has no 20 or 20+4 pin ATX connector on it. That means the power supply won't power up.
That leaves me two options. I can get try to get creative, as this guy did, or I can use a 12v AC-DC adapter to power the board.
My concern with the power adapter is that it's only capable of supplying 60w. I'll have two 3.5" Samsung green drives (5400 rpm I believe) running with this thing as well as a CompactFlash adapter where the OS is stored.
Does anyone think this 60w brick would supply enough power for all of that? Or do I need to break out the soldering iron and try my luck?