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<DIV>for a drive I am looking at <A
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<DIV>I assume we want 5400 rpm for less power.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jon.nettleton@gmail.com
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 04, 2014 12:05 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=tim@timmoody.com href="mailto:tim@timmoody.com">Tim
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [XSCE] Re: Cubox Solidrun Prototype
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<DIV dir=ltr>All we need is 5volt DC in, preferably 2amps minimum. If the
drives aren't too power hungry then they should be able to be powered by the
eSATAp connector, although I haven't tested that. I will actually ask
Rabeeh if he has tested it. I know he has tested eSATA just don't know if
it was self powered. If we can't get eSATA to power the drive for whatever
reason then a USB port should be possible. A lot of older eSATA cases
would require a usb plug for power, if they didn't support eSATAp.
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<DIV>Most of this depends on the draw of the drives. If we want a battery
backup solution then we probably want the larger case I posted a link to earlier
and then a battery solution that provides two 5volt 2amp outputs. I am
pretty sure I saw one on Amazon.</DIV>
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<DIV>Do you guys have the models of drives you plan on using for storage?
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