On 19/06/2019 21:37, Adrian wrote:
> In message , Martin Gregorie 
>  writes

> It is in an external enclosure powered by a wall wart.
> 
> 3.5" disc WD red 3 years old.  Connection is via USB, the disk's 
> enclosure has an adapter built into it.

I'd recommend replacing with a small SSD and a USB to SATA cable. It's a
far more power efficient solution in itself, as well as being a lot 
quicker which will allow the RPi to go back in to a lower power state 
sooner.

---druck

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