On Fri, 2021-06-18 at 08:58 +1000, Cameron Simpson wrote:
On 17Jun2021 12:15, Patrick O'Callaghan
<pocallaghan(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Thu, 2021-06-17 at 07:20 -0300, George N. White III wrote:
> > > The technical specifications of the drives should mention
> > > startup
> > power
> > management. There may also be some power management in the dock.
> > I've noticed that it is becoming more difficult to find detailed
> > documentation
> > of add-on hardware. At one time you could open the box, identify
> > key
> > IC's
> > and get the spec. sheets, but now you may find a general-purpose
> > CPU.
> >
>
> It's a cheap dock so probably not easy to find any technical
> documentation. One thing I might try is to swap the two drives
> around
> just to see if it's always the same one that causes the delay.
On the subject of power as raised by George, I had trouble with too
many
USB bus powered drives on the home server. A powered USB 3.1 hub
helps
me out there. Doubtless it has its own limits.
The dock has its own power supply.
poc