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

[pbauer@athena.mit.edu (Paul H Bauer)]

*In article <28dla7$1p4@r-node.io.org>, taob@r-node.io.org (Brian Tao)
*writes:
*|> [stuff deleted]
*|>     If this is any indication, all internal hard drives for the GS come
*|> wih a heavy-duty power supply that replaces the standard one.  I don't
*|> know i this is just because having an HD power supply is generall a
*|> good idea, or because the drive needs one.  Does the maximum power
*|> consumption rating include the burst when you first start it up?
 
*I also have aSeagate drive (powered externally).
*Yes, 13W includes the power peak at startup. The normal power consumption
*is about 2 - 2.5 W
 
 
The GO drive that I installed internally in my GS has a peak start up power
of 685 mw and typical running power of 335 mw. This is all off of the 5 volt
supply. 13 watts off of a 5 volt supply would be about 2.6 amps and the
standard GS supply is rated at around 2,5 amps on the 5 volt supply I
believe.
 
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