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> For point of power reference in relation to drive usage, my Seagate SATAs |
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> say maximum spin-up draw is 2.8 amp @ 12 volt, so roughly 11 amp if all |
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> four are spun up at once, 14 if the fifth drive is assumed to have |
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> similar power requirements. Operational draw is of course much lower, .85 |
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> amp on the 5 volt, .79 amp on the 12 volt, according to specs, so 4.3 amp |
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> 5 volt, 4 amp 12 volt draw, five disk operational. Say 5 amp total |
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> for each voltage, 5 and 12. |
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Yes, although that a lot of factory default settings for scsi hard drives |
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have a Delayed start option of 10s * scsi ID and / or until the start |
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command is received so that the power supply doesn't get hammered. |
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