Thanks for the info. I bought the following 400 Watt power supply from
newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817159043

The antec ones are like 3 times the price. This one was the cheapest. Don't
know how much of a difference that makes. I hope that the transformer
doesn't fall off after 2 days :).





John Smith wrote:

> Here is a calculator for power supply wattage requirements.
> http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/
> I didn't run your config but be sure to include SCSI adapter and video
> card.
>
> Analabha Roy wrote:
>
>> Free Hui wrote:
>>
>> > I have experienced a similar case as yours. I have two 50GB Seagate hds
>> > in my system controlled by AHA2940UW2. The solution was to use another
>> > Power supply. My original Power supply is a Generic 450W. I did not
>> > know if my case is applicable to yours. However, it is worthy of a try.
>> > F. Hui
>>
>> My power supply is a generic 250 W (specs here:
>>
http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/310_...00788sp6.shtml)
>>
>> I have the following devices connected to the power supply
>>
>> 1. mobo (obviously heh)
>> 2. 2 weak but quiet Case fans
>> 3. cpu with heatsink and a fan on that
>> 4. IDE hard drive (7200 rpm)
>> 5. The SCSI HDD (10,000 rpm)
>> 6. DVD burner/CD burner/DVD ROM combo drive
>>
>> What is the best wattage for this type of configuration?
>>
>> Please throw me a bone here.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> AR
>>
>> >
>> > "Analabha Roy" <daneelNOSPAM@physics.utexas.edu> wrote in message
>> > news:ddni89$f8h$1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu...
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I have a Seagate ST336607LW SCSI hard drive where I've installed my
>> >> Linux (FC3) & windoze root partitions. It is a 68 pin HD with no
>> >> internal termination. My scsi controller is an SIIG AP-20 PCI adapter
>> >> (50 pin with internal auto-termination). I connected my scsi card to
>> >> my scsi hard drive as follows:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 50 pin ribbon
>> >> 50-pin card---------------->50-pin terminator-->50-68 pin
>> >> adapter-->SCSI Drive
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> The hdd is on a dedicated connection to the power supply (no other
>> >> devices chained to it along that power cable).
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Occasionally , irrespective of whether I'm on windoze or linux, the
>> >> hdd makes a sickening "click" sound, shuts down (I can hear it) and
>> >> spins up again. My entire compu freezes & I have to hard-reset.
>> >>
>> >> I checked the cable connections & they seem pretty tight, so I'm
>> >> rather confused as to what's up. Is the termination bad? IS the HD
>> >> overheating (it's typically at around 50 deg celcuis, & the operating
>> >> limit is 54 deg, I'm getting an extra case fan that should cool it
>> >> down further)? Is there something wrong with the controller? Is the
>> >> hard drive itself busted (no badblocks or anything like that, and I
>> >> ran Seagate's diagnostics on the HD and there were no errors).
>> >>
>> >> Where should I start in trying to diagnose the problem? DO I require
>> >> special hardware?
>> >>
>> >> Bear in mind that there are no syslog error messages in linux as
>> >> syslog can't write to the HD when it shuts down, so...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I would appreciate ANY advice offered on this matter.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> AR
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>