text_combined: randall r schulz rgpoguasonicnet thursday 14 february 2008 0618 greg freemyer wrote per dont know measured load important measure short power surges particular im suspicious load raid1 resync could technique catch 10 msec spike etc surely capacitors power supply elsewhere would absorb brief demand spikes source logic circuits active transiently voice coil obviously spindle motors uniform demand drive spun much higher starting course greg greg freemyer randall schulz tue 05 aug 2008 164738 0800 opensuse ot much power pc really consume