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rpmurray · 05-29-2006, 06:27 PM

All I can tell you is what my 4000 has been able to do so far. With 3 Seagate Barracudas (ST3500641A) I can get it to boot and stay up. With 4 it will shut itself off after a few seconds.

From the Storage Review website I got the following numbers.

Hitachi Deskstar (500 GB), Idle 8.5 watts, Active 14.6 watts, Peak 17.9 watts (12V) 4.4 watts (5V).

Seagate Barracuda (500 GB), Idle 8.6 watts, Active 12.6 watts, Peak 29.4 watts (12V) 3.5 watts (5V).

Seagate Barracuda (250 GB), Idle 6.7 watts, Active 10.6 watts, Peak 26.4 watts (12V) 3.5 watts (5V).

I believe some folks have been able to get four Seagate 250s to run in the 4000, which leads be to believe that the 12W difference in Peak on startup is enough of a hump to keep it from staying on. It seems to startup all four drives at once.

05-29-2006, 06:27 PM	#8
rpmurray Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 157	Re: Snap 705N/4100 lives and thrives! All I can tell you is what my 4000 has been able to do so far. With 3 Seagate Barracudas (ST3500641A) I can get it to boot and stay up. With 4 it will shut itself off after a few seconds. From the Storage Review website I got the following numbers. Hitachi Deskstar (500 GB), Idle 8.5 watts, Active 14.6 watts, Peak 17.9 watts (12V) 4.4 watts (5V). Seagate Barracuda (500 GB), Idle 8.6 watts, Active 12.6 watts, Peak 29.4 watts (12V) 3.5 watts (5V). Seagate Barracuda (250 GB), Idle 6.7 watts, Active 10.6 watts, Peak 26.4 watts (12V) 3.5 watts (5V). I believe some folks have been able to get four Seagate 250s to run in the 4000, which leads be to believe that the 12W difference in Peak on startup is enough of a hump to keep it from staying on. It seems to startup all four drives at once.