Hi. Thanks for the link. However, I was primarily asking about the capabilities of the Odyssey-internal DC/DC that outputs +12 VDC and +5 VDC on the SATA power connector.
Using a cheap computer power supply is a good idea (if I remember correctly, one of the pins in the “motherboard” connector needs to be grounded for the power supply to turn on - Just applying mains AC power will not start the different power rails).
But can I power up SATA HDDs from an external power supply, and keep them on all the time? If I perform a reboot of the Odyssey, do the SATA power nets need to go down in order for the HDD to reset properly?