02-25-2021, 05:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-25-2021, 05:50 PM by Skirmisher.)
(02-25-2021, 03:20 PM)kuleszdl Wrote: Please also keep in mind that drives need way more power when they spin up compared to when they are already running. Therefore, the power consumption usually reaches its peak when you power on your box...
I was talking to another person recently who was looking to set up an RP64 NAS with spinning disks, and they suggested staggering the drive spin-up as a way around power limitations. Of course, that requires a bit of ingenuity and isn't suitable for all use cases, but it is at least useful if you want to power off your disks while the board is on and then spin them up again without killing the system.
