Seagate ST500LX003, 100665905, ST750LX003 manual Seek time, Start/stop times, Power specifications

3.7Seek time

Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications in the table below are defined as follows:

•Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in both directions.

•Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at least 5000 measurements of seeks between random tracks, less overhead.

Table 2: Typical seek times

Typical seek times (ms)	Read
Track-to-track	2.0
Average	11.0
Average latency	4.20

Note. These drives are designed to consistently meet the seek times represented in this manual. Physical seeks, regardless of mode (such as track-to-track and average), are expected to meet the noted values. However, due to the manner in which these drives are formatted, benchmark tests that include command overhead or measure logical seeks may produce results that vary from these specifications.

3.8Start/stop times

Time to ready	Typical	Max @ 25°C
Power-on to Ready (sec)	5.0	5.5
Standby to Ready (sec)	3.5	4.0

Note. Time-to-ready may be longer than normal if the drive power is removed without going through normal OS powerdown procedures.

3.9Power specifications

The drive receives DC power (+5V) through a native SATA power connector.

3.9.1Power consumption

Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 8. Typical power measurements are based on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, 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.

•Seek mode

During seek mode, the read/write actuator arm moves toward a specific position on the disc surface and does not execute a read or write operation. Servo electronics are active. Seek mode power is measured based on three random seek operations every 100 ms. This mode is not typical.

•Read/write power and current

Read/write power is measured with the heads on track, based on three 63 sector read or write operations every 100 ms.

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