Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:47:16 -0400 | From | Kent Borg <> | Subject | Re: IDE/raid performance |
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On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 10:27:22AM -0700, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > From my analysis with 3Ware at 32 drive configurations, you really > need to power the drives from a separate power supply is you have > more than 16 devices. They really suck the power during initial > spinup.
It seems an obvious help would be to have the option of spinning up the drives one at a time at 2-3 second intervals. I know a fast drive doesn't get up to speed in 3 seconds, but the nastiest draw is going to be over by then.
A machine with 32 drives is pretty serious stuff and probably isn't booting in a few seconds anyway--another 60-some seconds might be a desirable option.
Does this exist anywhere? Would it have to be a BIOS feature?
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