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evlo
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Spindown hdd power consumption

Post by evlo » Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:48 am

What is power consumption of hdd that has spun down?
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Re: Spundonw hdd power consumption

Post by Vicotnik » Fri Feb 13, 2015 6:48 am

In my experience it's 1-2W, perhaps a little less.
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Re: Spindown hdd power consumption

Post by evlo » Fri Feb 13, 2015 6:52 am

And is there some difference between spindown and idle?
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Re: Spindown hdd power consumption

Post by Vicotnik » Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:09 am

Yes, idle means spinning but no activity, so the heads are not moving.
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