I have a custom build PC running Windows 10 acting as a headless server built in a 19inch Rack Box
Its an MSI Z390 Pro with a i5-9400F, 16gb corsair memory, 700W power supply - the system is fine - no problems with the OS.
In the motherboard is an Nvidia card, along with pcie raiser/splitters and 8 port SATA expansion cards and 5 Gigabit LAn ports running teamed.
Currently there are 20 SATA 3 Connectors, but not more than 7 SATA drives at present at the moment. I aim to put in 20 HDDS or maybe even more if i can power them.
It is using Microsoft Storage spaces to add space as 1 viewable drive (many drives with redundancy acting as 1 drive)
My problem is this:
My power supply doesnt fit to the Removeable caddies connectors as they are molex, but my power supply has 1 cable with 3 molex and another with 6 sata power connectors. I have on order some sata to molex convertors, but the havent arrived yet.
IF i add another drive I have a SERIOUS problem, instead of the power drain cutting off the power supply, the molex cables spark and crackle, then burst into flames and kill the hdd (thankfully nothing else although this is breaking me ...), if the machine were unattended it could be disaterous!. I turn off the Power supply and kill the flames, This is NOT acceptable at all! I am no expert but I am assuming the power drain is too much and a current surge is happening with the HDD tries to spin up.
So currently the 7 HDDs (all spin type not SSD) are powered with splitters from the MOLEX cable, the sata cable is not currently in use. This is probably at its limit or mioght be over it. I am going to try and use the othe PSU cable when the adaptors arrive.
So What Can I do?, I have other power supples handy and have been reading how to use them, but someone here might have more safe and better advice on here. If it jump (connect) on the 24 pin connector the green and black the PSU will power up. So I can do that to gain another power / current source, but is it safe to do this with the sata data cables connected from a motherboard on another power source?
Would I need to use more power supplies to power 20+ drives. ... I dont know myself but think its likely...
Anxiously awaiting some decent advice ......
Its an MSI Z390 Pro with a i5-9400F, 16gb corsair memory, 700W power supply - the system is fine - no problems with the OS.
In the motherboard is an Nvidia card, along with pcie raiser/splitters and 8 port SATA expansion cards and 5 Gigabit LAn ports running teamed.
Currently there are 20 SATA 3 Connectors, but not more than 7 SATA drives at present at the moment. I aim to put in 20 HDDS or maybe even more if i can power them.
It is using Microsoft Storage spaces to add space as 1 viewable drive (many drives with redundancy acting as 1 drive)
My problem is this:
My power supply doesnt fit to the Removeable caddies connectors as they are molex, but my power supply has 1 cable with 3 molex and another with 6 sata power connectors. I have on order some sata to molex convertors, but the havent arrived yet.
IF i add another drive I have a SERIOUS problem, instead of the power drain cutting off the power supply, the molex cables spark and crackle, then burst into flames and kill the hdd (thankfully nothing else although this is breaking me ...), if the machine were unattended it could be disaterous!. I turn off the Power supply and kill the flames, This is NOT acceptable at all! I am no expert but I am assuming the power drain is too much and a current surge is happening with the HDD tries to spin up.
So currently the 7 HDDs (all spin type not SSD) are powered with splitters from the MOLEX cable, the sata cable is not currently in use. This is probably at its limit or mioght be over it. I am going to try and use the othe PSU cable when the adaptors arrive.
So What Can I do?, I have other power supples handy and have been reading how to use them, but someone here might have more safe and better advice on here. If it jump (connect) on the 24 pin connector the green and black the PSU will power up. So I can do that to gain another power / current source, but is it safe to do this with the sata data cables connected from a motherboard on another power source?
Would I need to use more power supplies to power 20+ drives. ... I dont know myself but think its likely...
Anxiously awaiting some decent advice ......