Apparently, the newer your drive… the less power it uses (who’d have figured that?). My new Seageate SATA 7200.8s use 0.5 amps on the 12V and 5V rails.
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Hard disk power usage
Apparently, the newer your drive… the less power it uses (who’d have figured that?). My new Seageate SATA 7200.8s use 0.5 amps on the 12V and 5V rails.