Rackmount Power Supplies

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Does anyone know if the 1U and 2U 'rackmount type' power supplies come with standard ATX plugs, so you can power an ordinary motherboard from them?

I need a small power supply for my latest mod, as an ordinary ATX PSU is too big and the Micro ATX ones are too weedy. I think I need at least 450w

Help me Obi-Wan you're my only hope.......etc etc etc

Thanks...

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[Bucko]

Generally rack mount supplies are hot swappable, so they don't even have the ATX plugs on them.

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Generally rack mount supplies are hot swappable, so they don't even have the ATX plugs on them.


Thanks mate.....that puts me in a right problem with the new build.
An ATX supply is just too big, and I need 450watts to be on the safe side.

Damn! :mad:

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[Bucko]

Maybe a shuttle PSU would do the trick?

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4804/psu560ui9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=shuttle+power+supply

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I don't know if that will power the beast?
I'm gonna have a **** load of LED's and a 8800GTS.....possibly even a LCD screen as well.

Hmmm....

Thanks for your reply.

I'm gonna think hard about this one.

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[calumc]

well there must be the same current, connections, etc coming out of the rackmount ones so wouldnt just be a matter of getting it all wired up with the correct plugs?

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Can I really run a dual core system with DVD, HDD, 8800GTS, 2Gig of DDR2 memory etc etc etc on a shuttle PSU?

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[Bucko]

You could always mod a PSU like Deadeye did in this worklog (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10282)

[Airbozo]

SuperMicro makes 300-1000 watt PS's for a 1u system, and even though it is hot swappable, you can also purchase the Adapter that it slides into. It comes with a 24pin ATX plug an 8 pin and a 4 pin plug as well as 3 or 4 drive plugs (depending on the model). No plugs for a video card though on the 1u ps's, but depending on how many drives you have, you could use an adapter. Since they use the small turbine fans they are a little noisy.

http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/pws/

[Deadeye]

hey man,
I wanted to use a small power supply. Remember you can use one motherboard to turn on two power supplies, if you have room for two small ones.

http://www.pc-mod.com/articles/atx/

http://www.burningissues.net/how_to/power/psu.htm

Or you could alternatively use a switch to power the second:

http://www.overclock.net/faqs/15751-info-can-i-use-two-power.html

And lastly, you could mod one to fit your need like I have done, bucko mentioned my worklog, take a look. If you attempt that though, make sure you have adequate cooling. You don't want these things to overheat!

-Deadeye