Which HD drives 24/7 or normal desktop drives for seldom use ?

Hello,

I used my OMV NAS for a while with only two small drives for testing and archiving some movies and pictures.

Now I want install bigger drives : 2 * 4GB and 2 * 2GB

I will not run them 24/7 , only serveral ours a week when testing, archiving or see some videos / pictures.

Which kind of drives to you recommend ? Nevertheless the 24/7 ones or will the often turn on /off reduce their
lifetime ?

What is your preferred manufacturer ?

THX, Ill check that and sorry, just saw that bookie56 asked the same question.

Hi there,

I checked blackblaze and will decide for HGST drives. Seems to be the most reliable brand.

The tested 4GB models HGST Megascale 4000.B are hard to get on german market and have only
5400 rpm.

Instead the HGST 0S03664 is popular f.i. at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/HGST-De…mr1&keywords=HGST+0S03665

Bcs. that are 7200 rpm drives they consume about twice as much power. Opeating about 9W

My question :

Can the HP N40L microserver powersupply handle four of these drives ? Even when switched on and all four
drives spin on simultaneously ? Can the 4 drives spin on one after each other, like scsi drives ? ?

I have the model w a 150W ps installed.

THX,

The specs for the spin on for the 7200 rpm HGST NAS drive is :
1.2A, max +5V, 2A @ +12V

Then there will be 8A on the 12V line when NAS is switched on w 4 drives .
I didn't find the specs of the Delta DPS-150TB A. ps to evaluate what the 12V can deliver.

As you mentioned 6 drives, then it will be 12 A @ 12V = 144 W. plus 30-40W rest of system = 184 W.

Maybe it doesn't matter bcs it's just the peak A for some ms ? ?

I think I must go for the 4G 7200 rpm bcs 5400 rpm HGST are in germany hard to get.