As QubesOS doesn’t support Intel’s RAID, I could not install it on the internal RAID of my laptop. Instead I installed it on an USB3-connected NVME SSD (Raidsonic IB-1817Ma-C31, JMS567). The SSD inside is a 256GB Lexar.
The connection is 10000Mb/s via a Thunderbold 4 cable that features a power display. Host is a Lenovo P16 2nd Gen.
The problem is that the power display constantly displays “2W” and the case has an outside temperature of about 43°C (too hot to hold in the hand).
Running an identical case with a different SSD inside using Windows 11, I see that the power display changes from 2W to 1W (most of the time), and when it’s idle it even displays 0W.
Most importantly the case does not get warm actually when idle, while in QubesOS the case is getting uncomfortably hot.
So I wonder: Can QubesOS be fixed to do some power management on the SSD connection also? That would reduce power consumption, will help to cool down the SSD, and possibly extend the life of it.
USB connection:
/: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/10p, 20000M/x2
|__ Port 4: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Mass Storage, Driver=uas, 10000M