https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/proliant-storage-system-u1/m-p/3107833#M10132 I certainly hope so because my U1 behaves the same way... yet to find a cable.<BR /><BR />Chris Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:26:29 GMT Chris Stoneley 2005-01-28T01:26:29Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/proliant-storage-system-u1/m-p/3107832#M10131 Just picked up a Proliant Storage System U1 with 4X18.2G drives. Is it normal system operation that the drives do not spin up when the unit is powered on, but not attached to a server? Fri, 31 Oct 2003 19:17:41 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/proliant-storage-system-u1/m-p/3107832#M10131 Michael_381 2003-10-31T19:17:41Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/proliant-storage-system-u1/m-p/3107833#M10132 I certainly hope so because my U1 behaves the same way... yet to find a cable.<BR /><BR />Chris Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:26:29 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/proliant-storage-system-u1/m-p/3107833#M10132 Chris Stoneley 2005-01-28T01:26:29Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/proliant-storage-system-u1/m-p/3107834#M10133 The drives do not spin up until a signal is sent from a controller upon boot. So, yes this is normal operation. Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:24:59 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/proliant-storage-system-u1/m-p/3107834#M10133 Steven_151 2005-01-28T13:24:59Z