* Ash Joubert <a...@transient.nz> [24-10/05=Sat 16:02 +1300]: > On 2024-10-04 20:43, Will Mengarini wrote: >> Now I realize that there may be an error LED blinking on the HDD.
That may not have been an error LED; it's an LED on the PCB of the enclosure, and it may be intended to blink red whenever the disk is being accessed. > What is the model of the HDD? What is its documented peak power draw? The drive is a Seagate 3.5 inch 500 GB drive. It's now screwed into the enclosure, so pulling it out to look for a model number would be a little risky because the thing could be dropped. The smallest 3.5" HDD (3 TB) for which I found official Seagate documentation said that it used 8 watts while operating. https://storedbits.com says a 7200 RPM hard drive would normally consume 20-25W for 5-10 seconds during startup. It will then idle at around 6-8 watts. The average power consumption during read/write tasks will be around 8-12 watts, and the maximum can go up to 16 watts. I would be surprised if the transformer for the enclosure did not deliver sufficient power for the type of drive that the enclosure is intended to enclose. I have tried multiple USB jacks on the computer, of course.
