Green hard drives
Now that more manufacturers are coming out with the so-called 'green' drives, and since there is a current thread on servers, I'm wondering if green drives are counter-intuitive for those wanting to upgrade servers that are rarely in an idle mode? Steve R --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Green hard drives
On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Steve R wrote: Now that more manufacturers are coming out with the so-called 'green' drives, and since there is a current thread on servers, I'm wondering if green drives are counter-intuitive for those wanting to upgrade servers that are rarely in an idle mode? Much of the current work towards robust and large capacity small drives has been driven by people wanting to reduce heat/power loads in servers. It all depends on how these manufacturers define 'green' low power or sleep a lot?; I confess I've not seen what you're talking about, have any examples? -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Green hard drives
At 1:16 PM -0700 3/26/09, Bruce Johnson posted: On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Steve R wrote: Now that more manufacturers are coming out with the so-called 'green' drives, and since there is a current thread on servers, I'm wondering if green drives are counter-intuitive for those wanting to upgrade servers that are rarely in an idle mode? Much of the current work towards robust and large capacity small drives has been driven by people wanting to reduce heat/power loads in servers. It all depends on how these manufacturers define 'green' low power or sleep a lot?; I confess I've not seen what you're talking about, have any examples? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4426054sku=TSD-1000EADScm_sp=Footer-_-Spot%2005-_-CatId_8_TSD-1000EADS WD has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to standard desktop drives with the combination of WD's IntelliSeek , IntelliPark , and IntelliPower technologies. ... etc All of which sound great for a drive that isn't constantly being written to, but if the drive is being constantly used, all the Intelli's wouldn't have a chance to kick in? Steve R --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Green hard drives
On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Steve R wrote: At 1:16 PM -0700 3/26/09, Bruce Johnson posted: On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Steve R wrote: Now that more manufacturers are coming out with the so-called 'green' drives, and since there is a current thread on servers, I'm wondering if green drives are counter-intuitive for those wanting to upgrade servers that are rarely in an idle mode? Much of the current work towards robust and large capacity small drives has been driven by people wanting to reduce heat/power loads in servers. It all depends on how these manufacturers define 'green' low power or sleep a lot?; I confess I've not seen what you're talking about, have any examples? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4426054sku=TSD-1000EADScm_sp=Footer-_-Spot%2005-_-CatId_8_TSD-1000EADS WD has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to standard desktop drives with the combination of WD's IntelliSeek , IntelliPark , and IntelliPower technologies. ... etc All of which sound great for a drive that isn't constantly being written to, but if the drive is being constantly used, all the Intelli's wouldn't have a chance to kick in? True, this is why on the enterprise end they've been working on things like 2.5 SAS drives http://tinyurl.com/dh7gje. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Green hard drives
At 1:55 PM -0700 3/26/09, Bruce Johnson posted: On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Steve R wrote: At 1:16 PM -0700 3/26/09, Bruce Johnson posted: On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Steve R wrote: Now that more manufacturers are coming out with the so-called 'green' drives, and since there is a current thread on servers, I'm wondering if green drives are counter-intuitive for those wanting to upgrade servers that are rarely in an idle mode? Much of the current work towards robust and large capacity small drives has been driven by people wanting to reduce heat/power loads in servers. It all depends on how these manufacturers define 'green' low power or sleep a lot?; I confess I've not seen what you're talking about, have any examples? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4426054sku=TSD-1000EADScm_sp=Footer-_-Spot%2005-_-CatId_8_TSD-1000EADS WD has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to standard desktop drives with the combination of WD's IntelliSeek , IntelliPark , and IntelliPower technologies. ... etc All of which sound great for a drive that isn't constantly being written to, but if the drive is being constantly used, all the Intelli's wouldn't have a chance to kick in? True, this is why on the enterprise end they've been working on things like 2.5 SAS drives http://tinyurl.com/dh7gje. Interesting read... thanks. Steve R --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
