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[Nightwatch]

I have an ASUS P4C 800E and I'm only able to get 9 hard drives working. I tried to add a PCI IDE card but the computer would not boot.

What motherboard supports more drives? Can I do something to make this board work?

 

[mechBgon]

SCSI supports up to 15 drives per cable, if you get desparate... 🙂

 

[CraigRT]

Are you sure the computer only would not boot due to the enormous power draw of 9 hard drives?
I can't honestly see why there is a limit to how many, other than drive letters/actual expansion room...

 

[Nightwatch]

I have two power supplies so I don't thinks it a draw thin

Here are the specs on my two power supplies:

+3.3V 28A
+5V 30A
+12V 34A
-12V 0.8A
-5V 0.8A
+5VSB 2A
+3.3V, +5V 160W Max
Total Output 500W Max

 

[wpshooter]

In that I have one of these very same motherboards, let me ask, why you would want or need to run 9 drive ?

Thanks.

 

[peleejosh]

Get bigger drives so that you will have less of them?

 

[Nightwatch]

These are all 250 - 300gb. Can't afford much bigger

 

[superfly27]

Can't you put two computers on a router or something???

 

[Nextman916]

Originally posted by: Nightwatch
These are all 250 - 300gb. Can't afford much bigger

okkkaaayy well can i ask you why you are using 9 250-300gb hard drives??? movies or what?

 

[crazydrummer4562]

I know why do you possibly need that much storage?

 

[bdww00]

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