3.8.4.1Extended Power Conditions - PowerChoiceTM

Utilizing the load/unload architecture a programmable power management interface is provided to tailor sys- tems for reduced power consumption and performance requirements.

The table below lists the supported power conditions available in PowerChoice. Power conditions are ordered from highest power consumption (and shortest recovery time) to lowest power consumption (and longest recovery time) as follows: Idle_a power >= Idle_b power >= Idle_c power >= Standby_z power. The further you go down in the table, the more power savings is actualized. For example, Idle_b results in greater power sav- ings than the Idle_a power condition. Standby results in the greatest power savings.

Power Condition Name

Power Condition ID

Description

 

 

 

Idle_a

81H

Reduced electronics

Idle_b

82H

Heads unloaded. Disks spinning at full RPM

Idle_c

83H

Heads unloaded. Disks spinning at reduced RPM

Standby_z

00H

Heads unloaded. Motor stopped (disks not spinning)

Each power condition has a set of current, saved and default settings. Default settings are not modifiable. Default and saved settings persist across power-on resets. The current settings do not persist across power-on resets. At the time of manufacture, the default, saved and current settings are in the Power Conditions log match.

PowerChoice is invoked using one of two methods

Automatic power transitions which are triggered by expiration of individual power condition timers. These timer values may be customized and enabled using the Extended Power Conditions (EPC) feature set using the standardized Set Features command interface.

Immediate host commanded power transitions may be initiated using an EPC Set Features "Go to Power Condition" subcommand to enter any supported power condition. Legacy power commands Standby Imme- diate and Idle Immediate also provide a method to directly transition the drive into supported power condi- tions.

PowerChoice exits power saving states under the following conditions

Any command which requires the drive to enter the PM0: Active state (media access)

Power on reset

PowerChoice provides the following reporting methods for tracking purposes

Check Power Mode Command

• Reports the current power state of the drive

Identify Device Command

EPC Feature set supported flag

EPC Feature enabled flag is set if at least one Idle power condition timer is enabled

Power Condition Log reports the following for each power condition

Nominal recovery time from the power condition to active

If the power condition is Supported, Changeable, and Savable

Default enabled state, and timer value

Saved enabled state, and timer value

Current enabled state, and timer value

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Seagate ST33000651NS manual Extended Power Conditions PowerChoiceTM, PowerChoice is invoked using one of two methods

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