[Asterisk-Users] Dell 2850 w/TDM2400?

[Mark Davies]

Or just pop down to your local computer store and get a molex splitter.


Regards,


Mark.

Rich Adamson wrote:
> 
> The fxs ports have to generate ringing voltage (about 90 vac) and they 
> use the 12 volt power supply to do that. When an fxs port is not 
> ringing, it consumes about the same amount of power as an fxo port; not 
> much.
> 
> The 12 volt power is not available via the pci connector, so the TDM 
> cards use one of the disk drive connectors commonly found in most 
> chassis.  The majority of 1U and 2U chassis do not have extra disk drive 
> power connectors wired in them.
> 
> If you're handy with electronics and a soldier gun, you can find and rig 
> the 12 volt power required for the cards in those chassis.
>