2.8Power specifications

The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure 3 on page 20.

2.8.1Power consumption

Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 9. Typical power measurements are based on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature.

• Spinup power

Spinup power is measured from the time of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating speed.

• Idle mode power

Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, with servo electronics active and with the heads in a random track location.

• Operating (CE seek profile)

Operating power is measured by simulating a typical PVR operating environment, using a 50% write 50% read algorithm.

• Standby mode

During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not spinning, and the servo and read/ write electronics are in power-down mode.

Table 3:

DC power requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power dissipation (1TB models)

Avg (watts 25° C)

Avg 5V typ amps

Avg 12V typ amps

 

 

 

 

 

Spinup

 

2.0 (peak)

 

 

 

 

 

Idle*

 

3.834

0.223

0.226

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

4.107

0.295

0.219

 

 

 

 

 

Standby

 

0.699

0.121

0.008

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep

 

0.811

0.131

0.012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power dissipation (500 and 250 GB models)

Avg (watts 25° C)

Avg 5V typ amps

Avg 12V typ amps

 

 

 

 

 

Spinup

 

2.0 (peak)

 

 

 

 

 

Idle*

 

3.008

0.248

0.147

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

3.445

0.316

0.155

 

 

 

 

 

Standby

 

0.707

0.127

0.006

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep

 

0.742

0.134

0.006

 

 

 

 

 

*During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels.

Note. Drive supports PHY layer power management. When enabled, a power savings of ~300mw can be achieved in Idle, Standby and Sleep modes.

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