Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 19:09:34 -0500 From: "F. Even" <freebsdlists@elitists.org> To: "Hodge Podge" <nicole@unixgirl.com>, "Michael VanLoon" <MichaelV@EDIFECS.COM> Cc: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>, <mike.wentz@3ware.com> Subject: Re: 3ware stuff not ready for heavy duty useage-followup Message-ID: <03d801c12a9e$bab359c0$6601a8c0@elitists.org> References: <XFMail.010821164825.nicole@unixgirl.com>
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Who sells systems w/ that many disks that is anemically underpowered? I have not seen them a'plenty. At least not without dual/redundant PS's. I can't fathom running that many devs. on a 300W PS, but it is probably a stretch even on a lone 400W, esp. if it has a lot of other devices, or a higher clocked chip w/ mounds of memory, those are all pieces that need power too. You are now talking about 400W, but you had mentioned trying this on a 300W before also...which is a ridiculous notion. I have a hard time believing that you have tossed SCSI systems together w/ 8 drives on them and functioning peripherals, on a 300W PS. If it worked great for you, well, great. Lucky. Don't count on that as being a good practice though. Fire up an old AT PS to just handle a few of the drives, and see if that doesn't help out. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: Hodge Podge <nicole@unixgirl.com> To: Michael VanLoon <MichaelV@EDIFECS.COM> Cc: Borja Marcos <borjamar@sarenet.es>; <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>; <mike.wentz@3ware.com>; <val@picturetrail.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:48 PM Subject: RE: 3ware stuff not ready for heavy duty useage-followup I see.. So what you are saying is then that all those people who make and sell systems with that many HD's more or less are all asking for trouble? That all the scsi systems I have built or seen running similiarly and without errors anywere near this are just lucky? So you postulate that if I replace my 400 watt power supply with a 400 Watt "better" power supply, I will no longer have problems with the 3ware card under heavy loads? I know my boss is not sinking another dime into IDE stuff until proven safe. So.. Anyone have a power supply they belive will handle the load they can loan me for testing? I'm game? What would you say if I told you that the power supply in the case was an Enermax power supply? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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