Erik M Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I am running an old HP 6300 SFF for my server. I have the cache drive installed in the case and currently 6 4TB & 1 8TB(parity drive) HDD in 2 of these cages HDD Cage. These run on old salvged 240w Dell power supply. I understand that I must switch them on before I fire up the server and if I shutdown the server then I need to kill the power to these manually. My question is, is this a good practice? It is working for me but I do not want to leave myself open to issues cown the road. The cages have a connector for the power supply which is controlled by a switch. Then I use a 5 way SATA Power breakout for each one Quote Link to comment
JonathanM Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Something like this http://www.add2psu.com/ would automate the process. Make sure the power supplies have a good common ground connection, one good method is a wire with ring terminals on both ends connected to the mounting screws on both PSU's. Quote Link to comment
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