Seagate ST9750423AS Power-management modes, Power management modes, Active mode, Idle mode

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3.9.4Power-management modes

The drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems, you can control power management through the system setup program. The drive features the following power-management modes:

Table 4:

Power management modes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power modes

Heads

 

Spindle

Buffer

 

 

 

 

 

Active (operating)

Tracking

 

Rotating

Full power

 

 

 

 

 

Idle, performance

Tracking

 

Rotating

Self refresh—low power

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idle, active

 

Floating

 

Rotating

Self refresh—low power

 

 

 

 

 

Idle, low power

Parked

 

Rotating

Self refresh—low power

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standby

 

Parked

 

Stopped

Self refresh—low power

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep

 

Parked

 

Stopped

Self refresh—low power

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Active mode

The drive is in Active mode during the read/write and seek operations.

•Idle mode

The buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any time disc access is necessary.

•Standby mode

The drive enters Standby mode when the host sends a Standby Immediate command. If the host has set the standby timer, the drive can also enter Standby mode automatically after the drive has been inactive for a specifiable length of time. The standby timer delay is established using a Standby or Idle command. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is in Self Refresh Low Power mode, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any time disc access is necessary.

•Sleep mode

The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. In Sleep mode, the drive buffer is in Self Refresh Low Power mode, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with all current translation parameters intact.

•Idle and Standby timers

Each time the drive performs an Active function (read, write or seek), the standby timer is reinitialized and begins counting down from its specified delay times to zero. If the standby timer reaches zero before any drive activity is required, the drive makes a transition to Standby mode. In both Idle and Standby mode, the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode when disc access is necessary.

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Contents Momentus Standard models Free-fall sensor modelsRevision history Revision Date Sheets affected or commentsContents Momentus Product Manual, Rev. C List of Figures Page Seagate Technology support services Seagate Online Support and ServicesIntroduction Standard models Free Fall Protection modelsAbout the Serial ATA interface Drive specifications Specification summary tableDrive specifications for 750, 640 and 500 GB models Altitude, nonoperating Formatted capacity Default logical geometryLBA mode Physical organizationPhysical characteristics Drive specificationRecording and interface technology Typical seek times Seek timeStart/stop times Typical seek times ms ReadPower specifications Typical current profile Conducted noise Voltage toleranceActive mode Power-management modesPower management modes Idle modeEnvironmental specifications Nonoperating shock ShockOperating shock VibrationElectromagnetic immunity Drive A-weighted Sound Power Levels SWL, BAAcoustics Test for Prominent Discrete Tones PDTsReliability Free Fall Protection featureSafety certification Agency certificationKorean RRL Australian C-Tick N176FCC verification European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Environmental protectionCorrosive environment China Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS DirectiveConfiguring and mounting the drive Handling and static-discharge precautionsConfiguring the drive Serial ATA cables and connectorsMounting dimensions-top, side and end view Drive mountingSerial ATA Sata interface Hot-Plug compatibilitySignal Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitionsSerial ATA connector pin definitions Pin Function DefinitionSupported ATA commands Command name Command code in hex ATA-standard commandsCommand name Command code in hex ATA-standard security commandsIdentify Device command Word Description ValueXxxxH Fffeh Description if bit is set to Bit Set Features command Set Features command values3 S.M.A.R.T. commands A.R.T. commandsCode in features register A.R.T. command Momentus Product Manual, Rev. C Index ITE TPI Momentus Product Manual, Rev. C Page Seagate Technology LLC
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