Re: The //gs's power supply ...

[taob@r-node.io.org (Brian Tao)]

In article <CE42HB.3o7@dcs.ed.ac.uk>, Calum Wilkie writes...
> 
> I don't currently have the specs for the drive, but i believe it's
> maximum power useage is 13W.  The GSs supply is capabale of supplying
> 38W, is there enough left for the drive??

    If this is any indication, all internal hard drives for the GS come
with a heavy-duty power supply that replaces the standard one.  I don't
know if this is just because having an HD power supply is generally a
good idea, or because the drive needs one.  Does the maximum power
consumption rating include the burst when you first start it up?
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