[Arm-netbook] A10 server dreamboard

[Gordan Bobic]

On 05/29/2012 04:34 PM, Scott Sullivan wrote:
> On 05/29/2012 11:20 AM, Gordan Bobic wrote:
>> On 05/29/2012 04:06 PM, Tsvetan Usunov, OLIMEX LTD wrote:
> [...]
>>> 5. SATA
>>> 6. +5V power supply with standard connector for motherboard power supply
>>
>> I would say a standard DC round plug would be better for a *TX
>> motherboard. You wouldn't want an 80-100W PSU (with a fan in it) to
>> drive a 10W motherboard. You'd be better off with a 15W laptop power
>> brick type power supply. Unless you plan to run a lot of power-heavy
>> hardware on it (e.g. a pile of disks in a NAS, but that gets complicated
>> because we don't even know the compatibility of A10's SATA
>> implementation with SATA port replicators).
>
> If *TX, do not assume 2.5" SATA drives, ergo 12V would be required.

I understand your point, but if you are going to use 3.5" disks, the 
benefit of using an ARM board power-wise rapidly starts to evaporate.

> Possible psu option in those cases.
> http://www.mini-box.com/picoPSU-150-XT

Yes, something like that would work.

Gordan