On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:05:37 +0000, (Roger Hayter)
wrote:

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If the output droops the CPU may reset or generate unrecoverable errors
causing a reboot. Although the drives may stay running and therefore
the process not be infinitely repeated, this is a bad idea which could
cause data corruption or electronic harm of some sort e.g. to voltage
regulators.

Noted.

Staggering the drive start up is easier said then done unless the
hardware is designed to do this.

I think I may have seen a 'Spinup delay' on some Mobos (for std drives
even) but I'm not sure if it is present on this one (and as it's
offline I can't check either).

As I've not touched the server for ages I might pull it out in any
case and put it on the bench and 1) check it over, 2) measure the
current, 3) replace the fan in the PSU for one of these Arctic F12
'Silents' and 4) blow it out.

Technically, I should have retired it a while back when I built the
WHS 2011 but whilst this old WHS V1 keeps going ... ;-)

Cheers, T i m