Power Mode Definitions, EPA Energy Star Compliance | Maxtor 300

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4.6Power Mode Definitions

Spin-up

The drive is spinning up following initial application of power and has not yet reached full speed.

Seek

A random access operation by the drive.

Read/Write

Data is being read from or written to the drive.

Idle

The drive is spinning, the actuator is parked and powered off and all other circuitry is powered on.

The drive is capable of responding to read commands within 40 ms.

Standby

The motor is not spinning. The drive will leave this mode upon receipt of a command that requires disk access. The time-out value for this mode is programmable. The buffer is active to accept write data.

Sleep

This is the lowest power state – with the interface set to inactive. A software or hardware reset is required to return the drive to the Standby state.

4.7EPA Energy Star Compliance

Maxtor Corporation supports the goals of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program to reduce the electrical power consumption of computer equipment.

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Contents

MaxtorQuickview 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Pata Patents Publication Number Part Number Before You Begin McCarthy Blvd Milpitas, California Tel Fax Chapter Introduction InstallationChapter General Description ATA BUS Interface and ATA Commands Product SpecificationsService and Support Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier Appendix a List of Figures List of Tables Audience Maxtor CorporationProducts Support Terminology and Conventions Manual Organization MSB References Product Overview KEY Features General Description Product EMI/EMS Qualifications Regulatory Compliance Standards Space Requirements Installation Unpacking Instructions 2Quickview 300 20-Pack Shipping Container Hardware Options Pata Interface Connector Cable Select CS Jumper 1AT Jumper Options Drive Select DS Jumper Master Jumper Configuration Cylinder Limitation Jumper CLJ Power On Standby 4AT Connector and Jumper Location 2.1 40-Pin Pata Bus Connector Combination Connector J1Pata BUS Adapter Adapter Board 5J1 DC Power and Pata Bus Combination Connector Pata Bus Interface Connector J1, Section C DC Power J1, Section aExternal Drive Activity LED Mounting Orientation Installation Clearance Adapter Board InstallationVentilation For Systems With a Motherboard Pata Adapter 8Drive Power Supply and Pata Bus Interface Cables Connecting the Adapter Board and the Drive Operating system limitations Techniques in Drive Configuration Models and Capacities Drive Configuration Performance Specifications Parameter Value Physical Dimensions Power Requirements for 250GB/300GB Typical Power Requirements for 80/100/120/160/200GB TypicalVoltage Tolerance EPA Energy Star Compliance Power Mode Definitions Acoustic Noise1 Environmental Limits 1Baseplate Tempurature Measurement Location Parameter Operating NON-OPERATING Shock and Vibration Annualized Return Rate Reliability SpecificationsStart/Stop Cycles Data Reliability Canadian Emissions Statement Safety Regulatory Compliance Introduction Signal Cable and ConnectorMechanical Interface Electrical Interface General Feature Set Command InterfaceSupported Commands Command Feature Register Code Values Flush Cache SET Multiple Mode 30h Write Sectors Word Content Description 10-19 Serial number 20 Ascii characters 20-21 Retired Content Description Minimum PIO transfer cycle time without flow control Minor version number See Address Offset Reserved Area Boot, Incits TR272001 = release interrupt enabled Supported Content Description Reserved 255 Integrity word 15-8 Checksum Signature Product Support/Technical Assistance/Customer Service Service and Support History Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier DOS How is the Extension Implemented? Solving the 137 Gigabyte Capacity BarrierWhat Do the Drives Need to Meet the Spec? What Else is Involved? What is the Next Barrier?Appendix a Appendix C Appendix B Big Numbers Glossary Glossary FCI Acronym for flux changes per inch. See also BPI Initialize See low level formatting Millisecond ms One thousandth of a second .001 sec Glossary Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Pata G-7 Glossary Index