ST3146855LW/ST3146855LC

For drives using low voltage differential interface circuits, typical power dissipation under idle conditions is 10.39 watts (35.45 BTUs per hour).

To obtain operating power for typical random read operations, refer to the following I/O rate curve (see Figure 4). Locate the typical I/O rate for a drive in your system on the horizontal axis and read the corresponding +5 volt current, +12 volt current, and total watts on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by 3.4123.

ST3146855LC CURRENT/POWER vs THROUGHPUT (SCSI - LVD)

Random 8 Block Reads

 

1.800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.00

 

1.600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.00

 

1.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.00

Amperes

1.200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00

1.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00

0.800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00

 

0.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.00

 

0.200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

 

0.0

50.0

100.0

150.0

200.0

250.0

300.0

350.0

400.0

I/Os per Second

5Volt A

12 Volt A

Watts

Power (watts)

Figure 4. ST3146855LC DC current and power vs. IOPS (LVD)

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