Hi gurus... I have just purchased one of those GallantWeb boxes that is essentially a tiny 810e board (FlexATX?) with onboard everything running a Celeron 633. It has one 20GB 7200RPM drive in it. The system is essentially a FIC Sahara 3810. I plan to wipe it off and use it as a NAS box.
The problem is that this thing has a Delta 90W PSU in it. It appears to be an extra small SFX style (about 5" x 3.9" x 2.1"). I have scoured the net looking for larger wattage power supplies with the same physical dimensions but haven't had any luck so far. From what I can tell, a 90W is all that will fit in this case.
So, given that limitation, is it out of the question to think that I could hook up two 7200RPM HDDs in this system? I know the original Sahara 3810 system had not only the HDD but also a slimline CD-ROM and floppy drive installed. Given that the GallantWeb doesn't have these, do I stand a good chance of squeaking by with only 90W?
In case it helps, the output of the PSU is as follows:
+5V 12A
+12V 2A
+5VS 1A
-12V 0.2A
Would it help to disable the onboard sound and usb? There is no AGP slot, and I will not be using any PCI cards since video and ethernet are built-in. As already stated the chip is a Celeron 633MHz with a passive heatsink.
Believe me if there's a way I can get a higher wattage PSU I'd do it in a heartbeat. But barring that, if 90W isn't enough power to feasibly power two 7200RPM HDDs + the mobo then I'm going to scrap this project.
Much appreciate any advice or insight!
l2c
The problem is that this thing has a Delta 90W PSU in it. It appears to be an extra small SFX style (about 5" x 3.9" x 2.1"). I have scoured the net looking for larger wattage power supplies with the same physical dimensions but haven't had any luck so far. From what I can tell, a 90W is all that will fit in this case.
So, given that limitation, is it out of the question to think that I could hook up two 7200RPM HDDs in this system? I know the original Sahara 3810 system had not only the HDD but also a slimline CD-ROM and floppy drive installed. Given that the GallantWeb doesn't have these, do I stand a good chance of squeaking by with only 90W?
In case it helps, the output of the PSU is as follows:
+5V 12A
+12V 2A
+5VS 1A
-12V 0.2A
Would it help to disable the onboard sound and usb? There is no AGP slot, and I will not be using any PCI cards since video and ethernet are built-in. As already stated the chip is a Celeron 633MHz with a passive heatsink.
Believe me if there's a way I can get a higher wattage PSU I'd do it in a heartbeat. But barring that, if 90W isn't enough power to feasibly power two 7200RPM HDDs + the mobo then I'm going to scrap this project.
Much appreciate any advice or insight!
l2c
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