7.0Physical/electrical specifications
This section provides information relating to the physical and electrical characteristics of the drive.
7.1PowerChoiceTM power management
Drives using the CSS architecture have limited power management capability.
The table below lists the supported PowerChoice modes. The further you go down in the table, the more power savings you get.
PowerChoice modes
Mode | Description |
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Idle_A | Reduced electronics |
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Idle_B | N/A |
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Idle_C | N/A |
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Standby_Y | N/A |
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Standby_Z | Motor stopped (disks not spinning) |
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PowerChoice can be invoked using only the Start Stop Unit command for drives using the CSS architecture:
•START STOP UNIT command
The REQUEST SENSE command reports the current PowerChoice state if active and also the method by which the drive entered the PowerChoice state.
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