Re: Reading an old HDD
* Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz> [24-10/05=Sat 16:02 +1300]:
> On 2024-10-04 20:43, Will Mengarini wrote:
>> Now I realize that there may be an error LED blinking on the HDD.
That may not have been an error LED; it's an LED on
the PCB of the enclosure, and it may be intended
to blink red whenever the disk is being accessed.
> What is the model of the HDD? What is its documented peak power draw?
The drive is a Seagate 3.5 inch 500 GB drive. It's now screwed into
the enclosure, so pulling it out to look for a model number would be
a little risky because the thing could be dropped.
The smallest 3.5" HDD (3 TB) for which I found official Seagate
documentation said that it used 8 watts while operating.
https://storedbits.com says a 7200 RPM hard drive would normally consume
20-25W for 5-10 seconds during startup. It will then idle at around
6-8 watts. The average power consumption during read/write tasks
will be around 8-12 watts, and the maximum can go up to 16 watts.
I would be surprised if the transformer for the enclosure
did not deliver sufficient power for the type of
drive that the enclosure is intended to enclose.
I have tried multiple USB jacks on the computer, of course.
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