At 11:45 PM on 13 May 2008, Matthew Rubenstein wrote: > The drives are 750GB drives, each one a different related set > of apps from a different Asterisk machine. I've consolidated them all > into a single Asterisk server. And I already have the existing PC > chassis and power supply, as well as the $10 each SATA/USB adapters. > If I can just figure out how to power them from the PC power supply > without plugging in a useless motherboard, I'll have it done without > spending any money (other than whatever cheap part tells the power > supply to run without a mobo).
What I do to power up a supply without a mobo is short the green wire to a black one (on an ATX 20-pin connector) with a small piece of metal--like a staple straightened and then bent in half, or a piece of a paper clip. As soon as you plug the supply into AC, it powers up. Not sure if this is very safe... but it works for me every time. I guess you might want to avoid letting the shunt contact the case... however, given that the black wires are ground, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Anyway, this advice comes with no warranty... Use it at your own risk. If anything breaks, you get to keep both parts. ;-) -- C. Chad Wallace, B.Sc. The Lodging Company http://www.skihills.com/ OpenPGP Public Key ID: 0x262208A0 Debian Hint #22: Wondering which Debian mirror is best for you? Check out the apt-spy and netselect-apt packages, which can give you information about how various mirror sites perform. _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
