Re: Re: [OT] External Hard Disk

["Rob Iles" <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

I completely agree - I'm very surprised how low it is.

I think I'll have to get a power-meter of some sorts, and plug all of my
"kit" (PC's, servers, dev-boards etc) into it - - and see what
it's
using......bit scared though - - especially if the missus finds out ;)

R.


On 9/1/07, Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   I was just *REALLY* surprised having never bothered measuring it
(lets
> face
> it - the server itself has just grown as storage needs expanded) ... I
was
> expecting 500 watts or more!
>
> I'm in the process of rationalising all my storage over to 1Tb drives
so I
> would obviously expect that figure to come down quite a lot.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
> > Of Rob Iles
> > Sent: 01 September 2007 08:53
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] External Hard Disk
> >
> > oops, sorry - didn't realise you *really* wanted to play a
guessing
> > game ;)
> >
> > still - 228 watts peak is, as you say, pretty bloody good!!!!!!!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > R.
> >
> > On 9/1/07, Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx
<phil%40avaddict.tv>> wrote:
> > >
> > > I was hoping for a few guesses other than Paul's "3
Gigawatts"
> > first but
> > > yeah I suppose I could do...
> > >
> > > 224-228 watts whilst all drives spun up and accessing data -
which I
> > > thought
> > > was pretty bloody good given what it's doing and the sheer
number of
> > > drives
> > > that are on the thing!
> > >
> > > (119 watts with the drives spun down but the Mac still
running - the
> > Mac
> > > itself takes around 35 watts.)
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
<ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com><ukha_d%40yahoogrou
> ps.com> [mailto:
> > > ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
<ukha_d%40yahoogrou
> ps.com>] On Behalf
> > > > Of Rob Iles
> > > > Sent: 31 August 2007 22:26
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
<ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com><ukha_d%40yahoogrou
> ps.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] External Hard Disk
> > > >
> > > > Are you going to give us the real figure?
> > > >
> > > > R
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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