[Asterisk-Users] Digium Cards in Boxes without Power Connectors

[Steven Critchfield]

On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 14:06, Gabriel Millerd wrote:
> I noticed on the wiki that some of the production hardware (compaq)
> doesnt have a power connector to my knowledge.
> 
> I have a compaq c6400 that I would like to use for Asterisk. However
> all the drives are hot swap and the dual redundant power supply bay
> are not something i really feel like soldering wiring to.
> 
> How are people getting around this?
> 
> Is there a magic 'fan card' that has a power out that people are using?

I doubt the backplane is hardwired to the powersupply. You need to see
how power is connected to the backplane. On some of our Dells, we have
normal drive connectors on the backplane that the power is jumpered off
of the motherboard to. You then could get a Y adapter a jump in the
middle there. 
-- 
Steven Critchfield <critch at basesys.com>