[UM-LINUX] hard drive power requirements

[Don Schmadel]

I noticed that the power supply that comes with the Rosewill RCW-608 
SATA/IDE USB adapter is rated at Output: DC +12V/1.5A. 1 to 2 Amps 
appears to be typical.

On the other hand, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA specs indicate 
that the "Maximum start current, DC" is 2.8 Amps.

This is rather scanty information, and the vendors haven't responded 
with any more. Does anyone know if this 2.8 A requirement will this 
cause a problem?

-Don