I bought the PowerSpec V300 from Micro Center and it runs Windows Vista
Home Premium flawlessly. But there was no manual for the machine itself
so I wonder about some of its internals. I am only using the one SATA
160 GB hard drive right now, but need to buy a power splitter to add my
old HD to transfer files. But then I want to add 4 more HDs, so I need
to buy more splitters. It comes with only one SATA power connector, so I
have an adapter to convert the 4-pin connector to SATA. Then it has only
two big 4-pin connectors and one small 4-pin connector. So, I'll need to
buy splitters for all the power connectors. My question is how safe is
it to load so many HDs into the power supply when I don't know the specs
on the power supply?

The specs for the power supply should be affixed to the exterior of the P/S
box. If it isn't, go to your manufacturers and look up the specs for your
computer.

Without this information you will never know if the present supply will
support 4 extra drives.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"Anthony Marsh" wrote in message
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I bought the PowerSpec V300 from Micro Center and it runs Windows Vista
Home Premium flawlessly. But there was no manual for the machine itself so
I wonder about some of its internals. I am only using the one SATA 160 GB
hard drive right now, but need to buy a power splitter to add my old HD to
transfer files. But then I want to add 4 more HDs, so I need to buy more
splitters. It comes with only one SATA power connector, so I have an
adapter to convert the 4-pin connector to SATA. Then it has only two big
4-pin connectors and one small 4-pin connector. So, I'll need to buy
splitters for all the power connectors. My question is how safe is it to
load so many HDs into the power supply when I don't know the specs on the
power supply?

Richard Urban wrote:
The specs for the power supply should be affixed to the exterior of the
P/S box. If it isn't, go to your manufacturers and look up the specs for
your computer.

Without this information you will never know if the present supply will
support 4 extra drives.



That's why I asked. Because I did not see anything.

You didn't look very hard. The very first link I clicked on after searching
in Google gives the information you seek.

Go there! Micro Center on-line.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"Anthony Marsh" wrote in message
. ..
Richard Urban wrote:
The specs for the power supply should be affixed to the exterior of the
P/S box. If it isn't, go to your manufacturers and look up the specs for
your computer.

Without this information you will never know if the present supply will
support 4 extra drives.



That's why I asked. Because I did not see anything.