AM1H-ITX question
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Topic: AM1H-ITX question
Posted By: hisamitsu
Subject: AM1H-ITX question
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2016 at 10:12pm
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Hi! I'd like to know if it is possible to power two hdds (one ssd and one 2,5" hdd) with the SATA Power Connector of the motherboard. Is there a splitter suitable if there is indeed such possibility? I'm using a DC 19V/5A to power the system. Thanks! |
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Posted By: parsec
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2016 at 11:21pm
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Good question. I would feel better about powering two drives from the board's SATA power header if you were using the ATX power connector and a standard PC PSU. But since you will be using a SSD as one of the two drives, 99.5% of which just use +5V DC power, and usually a maximum of 1A (5W) of power, you should be fine. SATA power splitter cables are very common. You can use something like this example connected directly to the board's SATA power connector, or attached to the cable provided with the board: http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-PYO2SATA-Power-Splitter-Adapter/dp/B002N2EHVQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-PYO2SATA-Power-Splitter-Adapter/dp/B002N2EHVQ What model of HDD will you be using? ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/48rujh" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: hisamitsu
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2016 at 8:35am
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I'm not sure yet,i haven't really looked around. My first priority would be to keep the pc as silent as possible,that's why i dont have a standar psu,so i'll probably look for a lower rpm disk,i think they 're not as noisy.Any suggestions maybe? The worst thing that can happen is that it won't power on or shut down if there's not enough power? I could give it a try with some older disk and see what happens :) |