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How do you figure if a PS can supply enough power to run an additional HD?
Here's my configuration
Crown Power Supply 230W (Off brand?) EFA Viking 3 (P5MVP3-AT) MB Maxtor 6E030L0 (30 GB) Maxtor 6L040J2 (40 GB) Maxtor 6Y080P0 (80 GB) Actima 36X CD-ROM Belkin USB PCI Card SIIG UDMA100 PCI Card Matrox G100 AGP Card Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE64 ISA Card Want to add old hd, Maxtor 90840D6 (8.4 GB), to test XP. The 30 gig is my main drive, while the 40 and 80 are for storage for my parents and myself respectively. Does my PS have enough juice to run a fourth hd, or should I look at partitioning the main hd? If I have to partition, are there any programs that will allow me to do so without having to reformat the drive? I really don't like the idea of having to reinstall my current OS config. Thanks for any help. -- Anime-niac "You've heard of the Pon-tiac? Well I'm the Anime-niac!" To contact me either: 1) post a message with "Attn: Anime-niac" 2) or e-mail me at ronnie at ronnie dot freewebspace dot com (you know the drill) |
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"Anime-niac" wrote in message ... On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 09:58:41 -0500, "John and Pat" wrote: snip If I have to partition, are there any programs that will allow me to do so without having to reformat the drive? I really don't like the idea of having to reinstall my current OS config. Thanks for any help. -- Anime-niac Partition Magic comes to mind. www.powerquest.com/ HTH -- Louie Gainesville, FL SETI Stats: 1572WU/3.42yrs eat the flies to email |
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On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 09:58:41 -0500, "John and Pat" wrote:
"Anime-niac" wrote in message news Here's my configuration Crown Power Supply 230W (Off brand?) EFA Viking 3 (P5MVP3-AT) MB Maxtor 6E030L0 (30 GB) Maxtor 6L040J2 (40 GB) Maxtor 6Y080P0 (80 GB) Actima 36X CD-ROM Belkin USB PCI Card SIIG UDMA100 PCI Card Matrox G100 AGP Card Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE64 ISA Card Want to add old hd, Maxtor 90840D6 (8.4 GB), to test XP. The 30 gig is my main drive, while the 40 and 80 are for storage for my parents and myself respectively. Does my PS have enough juice to run a fourth hd, or should I look at partitioning the main hd? If I have to partition, are there any programs that will allow me to do so without having to reformat the drive? I really don't like the idea of having to reinstall my current OS config. Thanks for any help. -- Anime-niac "You've heard of the Pon-tiac? Well I'm the Anime-niac!" To contact me either: 1) post a message with "Attn: Anime-niac" 2) or e-mail me at ronnie at ronnie dot freewebspace dot com (you know the drill) Try this page for a rough guide: http://www.pcpowercooling.com/maxpc/index_cases.htm Regards, John O. Thanks. -- Anime-niac "You've heard of the Pon-tiac? Well I'm the Anime-niac!" To contact me either: 1) post a message with "Attn: Anime-niac" 2) or e-mail me at ronnie at ronnie dot freewebspace dot com (you know the drill) |
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Either get a 350+ watt power supply or just repartition.
-- DaveW "Anime-niac" wrote in message news Here's my configuration Crown Power Supply 230W (Off brand?) EFA Viking 3 (P5MVP3-AT) MB Maxtor 6E030L0 (30 GB) Maxtor 6L040J2 (40 GB) Maxtor 6Y080P0 (80 GB) Actima 36X CD-ROM Belkin USB PCI Card SIIG UDMA100 PCI Card Matrox G100 AGP Card Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE64 ISA Card Want to add old hd, Maxtor 90840D6 (8.4 GB), to test XP. The 30 gig is my main drive, while the 40 and 80 are for storage for my parents and myself respectively. Does my PS have enough juice to run a fourth hd, or should I look at partitioning the main hd? If I have to partition, are there any programs that will allow me to do so without having to reformat the drive? I really don't like the idea of having to reinstall my current OS config. Thanks for any help. -- Anime-niac "You've heard of the Pon-tiac? Well I'm the Anime-niac!" To contact me either: 1) post a message with "Attn: Anime-niac" 2) or e-mail me at ronnie at ronnie dot freewebspace dot com (you know the drill) |
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