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Hrmmm, |
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The origional ps in this case was 500. We replaced it with 550 which |
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from what i gather should have been enough to handle the drives as well |
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as everything else, that's what i was told anyway. What would generally |
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be recommended for this much stuffed into a case like this? |
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On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Duncan wrote: |
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> Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:11:00 -0700 |
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> From: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> |
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> Reply-To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o |
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> To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o |
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> Subject: [gentoo-amd64] Re: mce log errors |
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> |
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> Deedra Waters posted <Pine.LNX.4.64.0512062343090.6137@monster>, excerpted |
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> below, on Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:44:40 -0600: |
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> > Hrm, it doesn't look to be a heat issue. I opened the case and took a |
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> > look inside when i saw the last message,and it looks perfectly cool and |
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> > happy. |
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> > |
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> > I do notice however, that it's only happening when i hammer the raid |
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> > array, which is on a pci promise controler. |
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> That would appear to be the voltage issue I mentioned in my last post, |
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> that I was writing when you posted the above. Pretty good odds, I'd say. |
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> Also, since the RAID array would be powered directly off the power supply, |
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> not from the board, that points squarely at it. Replace it with a good |
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> one. Check ratings for the 12 volt rail hard drives usually use, in |
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> particular. Some of the higher end supplies actually have two |
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> electrically separate 12-volt rails, distributing the stress. However, |
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> you probably don't actually /need/ that feature, as long as the rating for |
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> the one is high enough to handle all those drives (plus additional |
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> accessories, CD/DVD burner, perhaps, and USB bus powered devices and the |
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> like). |
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> |
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