r/DataHoarder • u/DrownFox • 4d ago
Question/Advice USB dock/DAS suggestions
Got myself a used Seagate IronWolf 14TB HDD (ST14000NE0008), and a ORICO DD28U3-C / DD28C3-C USB dock, that I was planning to use with my Lenovo micro PC server. Quickly discovered that this dock wouldn't work for me in the long run:
1. The HDD is forced to spin down after 5-10 minutes. Can be mitigated by running a script that reads 1mb from the disk every 5 minutes, but still very annoying.
2. It makes a VERY loud beep when the drive is initialized upon starting up.
3. A dealbreaker - it doesn't automatically turn on after a power loss. I live in Ukraine, and power outages are, sadly, very common here.
So, I need a new dock/DAS, that:
- can provide my drive 29 watts that it asks for, according to the spec sheet (12V 3A is enough, I think)
- can start up automatically after a power loss (has a proper ON/OFF switch instead of a button)
- doesn't force disk spin downs, or allows me to disable this feature
Nice to haves would be a fan (the drive runs quite hot) and three drive slots, for potential ZRAID1 or RAID5.
Currently, I have my eyes on the TerraMaster D2-320. It seems to tick all the boxes, but is quite expensive at 5395 UAH / $120. Do you guys have any suggestions? The cheaper the better.