Seagate Medalist 17242 manual Start/stop times, Power specifications, Power consumption

8	Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A
	Read	Write
Seek type	(msec, typ.)	(msec, typ.)
Track-to-track	1.3	2.1
Average	9.0	10.5
Full-stroke	18	20

Average latency: 5.6 msec

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 or exceed the noted values. Due to the manner in which these drives are formatted, however, benchmark tests that include command overhead or that measure logical seeks may produce results that vary from these specifications.

1.6 Start/stop times

Power-on to Ready (sec)	12 (typical)
Standby to Ready (sec)	12 (typical)
Ready to spindle stop (sec)	12 (typical)

1.7 Power specifications

The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a four-pin standard drive power connector.

1.7.1 Power 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 input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature.

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

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 represents the worst-case power consumption, using only random seeks with read or write latency time. This mode is not typical and is provided for worst- case information.

Read/Write power and current are measured with the heads on track, based on a 16-sector write followed by a 32-msec delay, then a 16-sector read followed by a 32-msec delay.