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Gareth
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2 Powers Supplies Two power supplies in one machine

I have 2two hard diskdisks which iI would like to use. when iWhen I bought the second one iI didn't realize that my power supply only had one hard disk cable. question is: is

Is there any way iI can still use my second one?, like a connector or something? if If not, iI have a newer one,900 W,that i (900W) that I haven't used,but but a friend said that itsit's too powerful for the use of my computer so it would doand might cause some damage? any.

Any solutions?

Mainboard : Asus P5LD2-SE

Processor : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3400 MHz

Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Hard Disk : ST3250820AS (250 GB)

Physical Memory : 1536 MB

Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inches

Network Card : RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device

Running Windows 7 ultimate.

  • Mainboard : Asus P5LD2-SE
  • Processor : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3400 MHz
  • Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
  • Hard Disk : ST3250820AS (250GB)
  • Physical Memory : 1536 MB
  • Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inches
  • Network Card : RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
  • DVD-ROM Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device
  • Operating System : Windows 7 Ultimate.

2 Powers Supplies in one machine

I have 2 hard disk which i would like to use. when i bought the second one i didn't realize that my power supply only had one hard disk cable. question is: is there any way i can still use my second one? like a connector or something? if not, i have a newer one,900 W,that i haven't used,but a friend said that its too powerful for the use of my computer so it would do damage? any solutions?

Mainboard : Asus P5LD2-SE

Processor : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3400 MHz

Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Hard Disk : ST3250820AS (250 GB)

Physical Memory : 1536 MB

Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inches

Network Card : RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device

Running Windows 7 ultimate.

Two power supplies in one machine

I have two hard disks which I would like to use. When I bought the second one I didn't realize that my power supply only had one hard disk cable.

Is there any way I can still use my second one, like a connector or something? If not, I have a newer one (900W) that I haven't used, but a friend said that it's too powerful for the use of my computer and might cause some damage.

Any solutions?

  • Mainboard : Asus P5LD2-SE
  • Processor : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3400 MHz
  • Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
  • Hard Disk : ST3250820AS (250GB)
  • Physical Memory : 1536 MB
  • Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inches
  • Network Card : RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
  • DVD-ROM Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device
  • Operating System : Windows 7 Ultimate.
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Simon Sheehan
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quick hard disk/cable/power supply question 2 Powers Supplies in one machine

here's the thing iI have 2 hard disk which i would like to use. when i bought the second one i didntdidn't realize that my power supply only had one hard disk cable. question is: is there any way i can still use my second one? like a connector or something? if not, i have a newer one,900 W,that i haventhaven't used,but a friend said that its too powerful for the use of my computer so it would do damage? any solutions?

thx in advance

EDIT: Mainboard : Asus P5LD2-SE Processor : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3400 MHz Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT Hard Disk : ST3250820AS (250 GB) Physical Memory : 1536 MB Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inches Network Card : RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device

running in windows 7 ulti with directX 11

Mainboard : Asus P5LD2-SE

Processor : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3400 MHz

Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Hard Disk : ST3250820AS (250 GB)

Physical Memory : 1536 MB

Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inches

Network Card : RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device

Running Windows 7 ultimate.

quick hard disk/cable/power supply question

here's the thing i have 2 hard disk which i would like to use. when i bought the second one i didnt realize that my power supply only had one hard disk cable. question is: is there any way i can still use my second one? like a connector or something? if not, i have a newer one,900 W,that i havent used,but a friend said that its too powerful for the use of my computer so it would do damage? any solutions?

thx in advance

EDIT: Mainboard : Asus P5LD2-SE Processor : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3400 MHz Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT Hard Disk : ST3250820AS (250 GB) Physical Memory : 1536 MB Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inches Network Card : RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device

running in windows 7 ulti with directX 11

2 Powers Supplies in one machine

I have 2 hard disk which i would like to use. when i bought the second one i didn't realize that my power supply only had one hard disk cable. question is: is there any way i can still use my second one? like a connector or something? if not, i have a newer one,900 W,that i haven't used,but a friend said that its too powerful for the use of my computer so it would do damage? any solutions?

Mainboard : Asus P5LD2-SE

Processor : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3400 MHz

Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Hard Disk : ST3250820AS (250 GB)

Physical Memory : 1536 MB

Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inches

Network Card : RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device

Running Windows 7 ultimate.

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winterwindz
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here's the thing i have 2 hard disk which i would like to use. when i bought the second one i didnt realize that my power supply only had one hard disk cable. question is: is there any way i can still use my second one? like a connector or something? if not, i have a newer one,900 W,that i havent used,but a friend said that its too powerful for the use of my computer so it would do damage? any solutions?

thx in advance

EDIT: Mainboard : Asus P5LD2-SE Processor : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3400 MHz Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT Hard Disk : ST3250820AS (250 GB) Physical Memory : 1536 MB Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inches Network Card : RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device

running in windows 7 ulti with directX 11

here's the thing i have 2 hard disk which i would like to use. when i bought the second one i didnt realize that my power supply only had one hard disk cable. question is: is there any way i can still use my second one? like a connector or something? if not, i have a newer one,900 W,that i havent used,but a friend said that its too powerful for the use of my computer so it would do damage? any solutions?

thx in advance

here's the thing i have 2 hard disk which i would like to use. when i bought the second one i didnt realize that my power supply only had one hard disk cable. question is: is there any way i can still use my second one? like a connector or something? if not, i have a newer one,900 W,that i havent used,but a friend said that its too powerful for the use of my computer so it would do damage? any solutions?

thx in advance

EDIT: Mainboard : Asus P5LD2-SE Processor : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 3400 MHz Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT Hard Disk : ST3250820AS (250 GB) Physical Memory : 1536 MB Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inches Network Card : RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device

running in windows 7 ulti with directX 11

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