Correction: both drives will be powered by the same PSU.
According to the specs that I was able to get off the PSU (without taking the whole damn box apart
) was that the units PEAK power rating is 2.5Amps on the 12V line. I am assuming that those numbers are the peak ratings; if they are only normal ratings then I wouldnt be so concerned. BUT better safe tahn sorry, especially since we are talking about $600+ worth of computer equipment
Keep in mind, I am talking about a small PSU used to power (2) OLD Toshiba 1X CDROM drives in a CD-ROM tower.
The time frame for the drives spinning up is about 6 seconds............DAMN I was wrong --> 20Seconds!!!!!!! (just checked the specs sheets)
Links to HDD specs:
Cheetah X15 36LP 15K Drive
Cheetah 36ES 10K Drive
I put the specs to the 10K drive just for comparison.
Strange though... why would the 80pin version of the Cheetah consume LESS power than the 68pin version????