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PowerChoice Manufacture Default Power Condition Timer Values

Default power condition timer values have been established to assure product reliability and data integrity. A minimum timer value threshold of two minutes ensures the appropriate amount of background drive maintenance activities occur. Attempting to set a timer values less than the specified minimum timer value threshold will result in an aborted EPC "Set Power Condition Timer" subcommand.

Power Condition Name

Manufacturer Default Timer Values

 

 

Idle_a

2 min

 

 

Idle_b

4 min

 

 

Idle_c

10 min

 

 

Standby_z

15 min

 

 

Setting power condition timer values less than the manufacturer specified defaults or issuing the EPC "Go to Power Condition" subcommand at a rate exceeding the default timers may limit this products reliability and data integrity.

PowerChoice Supported Extended Power Condition Feature Subcommands

EPC Subcommands

Descriptions

 

 

00H

Restore Power Condition Settings

 

 

01H

Go to Power Condition

 

 

02H

Set Power Condition Timer

 

 

03H

Set Power Condition State

 

 

PowerChoice Supported Extended Power Condition Indentifiers

 

 

Power Condition

Power Condition Name

Identifiers

 

 

 

00H

Standby_z

 

 

01-80H

Reserved

 

 

81H

Idle_a

 

 

82H

Idle_b

 

 

83H

Idle_c

 

 

84-FEH

Reserved

 

 

FFH

All EPC Power Conditions

 

 

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Seagate ST2000NC001, ST1000NC001 manual Power Condition Name Manufacturer Default Timer Values, EPC Subcommands Descriptions