This is a bit of an odd question because it is a hack of a solution.
Short version is I want to control two power supplies with one motherboard (so they both turn on at the same time but, importantly, also both shut down at the same time when hibernating). The power supplies are about six feet apart. (The second one is just on a shelf)
I've read many threads about putting multiple supplies in one case, combining power supplies, etc. I've also had no problem manually jumpering my second power supply so it turns on but the problem with that is that every time it shuts down it has to be re-jumpered. Apparently the jumper doesn't have anything to do with the 'auto restore at power restoration' feature you see in most BIOS's. Once it's off, it stays off until I take off the jumper and put it back on.
What I'd really like is a splitter for the 24-pin connector that exports the two on/ground wires to a PCI bracket (for ease of removal), then an extension cable about 6' in length, and a connector to the second power supply. I can't find anything like this.
Additional info/ longer version for background:
This is to support a home grown direct attached storage solution. I wanted to be able to run a lot of hard drives and there was no single case that could do this. There are some large rack mount cases with a lot of capacity but the cheaper ones hold about 15 drives and I didn't like that solution. I don't have $1000+ to spend on the nice solutions. I went with DIY mounting, a dedicated Thermaltake 750W power supply (to handle high spin-up load, and 80 PLUS for efficiency), and connected everything using an LSI SAS card with external ports. This actually works great. My server is lightweight and easy to move for maintenance and upgrades, I can expand to as many drives as I want using cheap shucked drives in a JBOD config (pure software disk handling & backup solution), and I didn't spend a lot of money on huge cases.
The problem I have is everything is on a UPS and I when I hibernate my computer I want it to gracefully shut down the second PSU. When power is restored and my computer comes back on, I want to turn on the secondary PSU. Even in normal maintenance when I just want to turn the computer off I want the second PSU to turn off. Pretty simple requirement, can't find a cable harness that does this or even a person listing a DIY approach that worked.
Short version is I want to control two power supplies with one motherboard (so they both turn on at the same time but, importantly, also both shut down at the same time when hibernating). The power supplies are about six feet apart. (The second one is just on a shelf)
I've read many threads about putting multiple supplies in one case, combining power supplies, etc. I've also had no problem manually jumpering my second power supply so it turns on but the problem with that is that every time it shuts down it has to be re-jumpered. Apparently the jumper doesn't have anything to do with the 'auto restore at power restoration' feature you see in most BIOS's. Once it's off, it stays off until I take off the jumper and put it back on.
What I'd really like is a splitter for the 24-pin connector that exports the two on/ground wires to a PCI bracket (for ease of removal), then an extension cable about 6' in length, and a connector to the second power supply. I can't find anything like this.
Additional info/ longer version for background:
This is to support a home grown direct attached storage solution. I wanted to be able to run a lot of hard drives and there was no single case that could do this. There are some large rack mount cases with a lot of capacity but the cheaper ones hold about 15 drives and I didn't like that solution. I don't have $1000+ to spend on the nice solutions. I went with DIY mounting, a dedicated Thermaltake 750W power supply (to handle high spin-up load, and 80 PLUS for efficiency), and connected everything using an LSI SAS card with external ports. This actually works great. My server is lightweight and easy to move for maintenance and upgrades, I can expand to as many drives as I want using cheap shucked drives in a JBOD config (pure software disk handling & backup solution), and I didn't spend a lot of money on huge cases.
The problem I have is everything is on a UPS and I when I hibernate my computer I want it to gracefully shut down the second PSU. When power is restored and my computer comes back on, I want to turn on the secondary PSU. Even in normal maintenance when I just want to turn the computer off I want the second PSU to turn off. Pretty simple requirement, can't find a cable harness that does this or even a person listing a DIY approach that worked.