[geeks] SATA Drives and Delay Start

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Alois Hammer wrote:
> IIRC, quality RAID controllers (3Ware, for instance) can perform this
> feat.  Ask a salescritter to be sure.  If you wanted a cheap and easy
> way, like setting a jumper?  Sorry.

How can the controller tell the drive not to spin up if it spins when 
given power, even before the controller has booted its firmware?  Am I 
missing something?

Peace...  Sridhar