On Fri, 2021-06-18 at 08:58 +1000, Cameron Simpson wrote:
On 17Jun2021 12:15, Patrick O'Callaghan pocallaghan@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