Darkwhisperer
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I'm setting up my own PC, with Port Multipliers, to run 20 Hard Drives. There will be two seperate power supplies, 1 for the machine components, another for the hard drives themselves. Now the issue is that the most power draw for a hard drive is when it starts up. And having 20 drives starting up creates a lot of power draw. So my hope is to stagger the startup of the drives. I have a switch to turn the Power Supply on without a motherboard. I need a 4-way timer, where each part will allow power through 5 seconds after the previous one. So PSU powers up, channel 1 powers up, wait 5 seconds, channel 2, wait 5 seconds, channel 3, wait 5 seconds, channel 4.
Im hoping that there is a solution that I can buy rather than build, as I have never done anything like that before. However, if theres a guide, Im willing to give it a shot. All help is much appreciated.
Im hoping that there is a solution that I can buy rather than build, as I have never done anything like that before. However, if theres a guide, Im willing to give it a shot. All help is much appreciated.