[mythtv-users] Backend hardware advice - Power usage - RESULTS

[dave johnson]

I didn't think "power up in standby" was even part of the ATA spec but from the marketing blurp, it looks like the 7506-12 should support it:

http://www.3ware.com/products/pdf/7506-US.pdf

I'm going to do some more investigation on this... perhaps it's a setting within the controller, or a jumper, or something that just isn't set.

-=dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Drescher" <drescherjm at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>; <drees76 at gmail.com>; <DJ4904 at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Backend hardware advice - Power usage - RESULTS


>> Why 2 PSUs? What PSU specifically? Most PSUs are horribly inefficient,
>> as in 50-60% efficient. A good PSU these days is over 80% efficient so
>> this will save you 25-50w. Something like the Seasonic S12-330 will
>> have plenty of power for your system and has high efficiency.
>> http://www.silentpcreview.com/article596-page1.html
>>
> 
> Hmm. There is one thing to think about is the 8 to 10W is only when
> idle, when the drives spin  up this number will be much larger. I am
> not sure a single 330W will be enough to handle that unless he
> staggers spinup on the drives. When I think of it I believe the 3ware
> card will do that so I guess that would work if this feature was
> enabled.
> 
> John
>