The storage control device of the present invention reduces power
consumption by stopping the flow of power to enclosures that are not
being accessed. A plurality of additional enclosures are connected to a
base enclosure by means of a daisy-chain connection. The respective
additional enclosures are divided into three levels, namely a low usage
frequency level, a medium usage frequency level, and a high usage
frequency level depending on the connection distance of the additional
enclosures from the base enclosure. Drives that have not been accessed
for a predetermined time are spun down. When all the drives in the
enclosure are in the spin down state, the supply of power from the power
supply to the respective drives is stopped. Further, when the flow of
power to an additional enclosure located below the enclosure itself has
stopped, the switch of the latter enclosure is turned OFF and the flow of
power to the additional enclosure is stopped.