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how much Watt does 1 hdd use?

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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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ermmm...
in watts..

Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 9.0 (pata) / 9.6(sata) - - - 30 (2A@12V)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 5-7 (pata) / 5.6-7.6 (sata) (depending on capacity) - - - 24 (1.7A@12V)
Hitachi Deskstar 180GXP 5.0-7.0 (depending on capacity) - - - 28 (2A@12V)
Maxtor MaXLine III 6.7 (sata) / 6.3 (pata) - - - -
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 7.6 - - - -
Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 8.8 12.6 - - -
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 7.35 12.2 - - -
Samsung SpinPoint P120 SATA 7.5 9.5 - - -
Samsung SpinPoint P120 UATA 7.0 9.0 - - -
Samsung SpinPoint P80 7.0 8.6 - - -
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 7.2 12.4 12.8 - -
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 and 7200.7 Plus 7.5 12.5 12.0 - -
Seagate Barracuda ATA V 9.5 13.0 12.0 - -
Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 U320 SCSI 8.0-12.0 (depending on capacity) 13.5-17.5 (depending on capacity) -
Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 U320 SCSI 6.8-10.1 (depending on capacity) 11.7-16.4 (depending on capacity) -
Seagate Savvio 10K.1 U320 SCSI 4,8-5,1 8.1 -
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JD SATA 8.75 - 9.0 9.0 -
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JB UATA 8.1 - 8.6 8.6 -
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JD/JB (80GB/platter) 8.8 - 12.5 12.5 -
Western Digital Caviar RE WDxx00SD SATA 8.75 - 9.5 9.5 -
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD and WD360GD 7.9 - 8.4 8.4 -


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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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if your worrying about something as small as HDD power usuage id upgrade your psu if your that worried that it wont take one more HDD
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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thanks

just wondering if i needed a second power supply for the 4 new hdd that have ordered

and yes... its 10x there from before

and its only 400w psu and yes its the ftp one


and yes i could upgrade it... but i dont know.. i have a 350w laying around
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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http://www.extreme.outervision.com/p...ulatorlite.jsp


and i use more than i have
changing time
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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i actually depends on how its been used and what size and what cache size it is .. when its spinning it uses more wattage .. its roughly about 40 watts per drive in normal/games mode
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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yeah, but it ain't on the gaming computer, but yes the drivers have a loot of data transfer internal and external

but i defo need a new one, or 1 more
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