[j-nsp] HDD requirements for RE-333 and RE-600

[Martin T]

Hi,

I have a RE-333 and RE-600 both with Fujitsu MHT2030AT HDDs. It is a
30GB, 4200rpm PATA HDD in slave mode:

root> show system boot-messages | match ad1
ad1: 28615MB <FUJITSU MHT2030AT 009B> at ata0-slave UDMA33

root>

Now if I replace this HDD with Hitachi HTS541680J9AT00 80GB, 5400rpm
PATA HDD in slave mode, then both RE-333 and RE-600 even do not pass
the POST. RE does not seem to boot at all. According to specs, Hitachi
drive requires 5.0W at startup(maximum peak) while Fujitsu requires
4.5W at startup. Is it possible that RE is not able to provide more
than 4.5W(900mA at 5V) to HDD? Or does BIOS of RE-333 and RE-600
accept only certain HDD models?


thanks,
Martin