Drive speed [was: Re: [rescue] What sucks.]

[George Adkins]

> 5400 RPM with that many platters gives decent transfer speeds,
> esp. given that most such drives are only on an 8-bit bus.
>

Uhhh, most of the big boat anchors I've seen lately have been wide...

> I've got a Trimm tower chassis with four such drives installed (2GB
> units made by HP, IIRC), but I need a standard mini-AT-style 400 watt
> power supply to fire them up....  The 300W unit won't even drive them
> when they're spun up separately.  I've found a few manufacturers who
> list such supplies, but they only sell to OEMs or distributors and I
> can't find anyone in Toronto who even knows how to order one through
> their distributor.  :-(  I had planned to use it for RAIDframe tests.
 go to :
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=LP-6100E

New units, 500W ATX for < $50 USD.
then all you need is one of those shorting plugs and a pushbutton switch.


George