U Series CE Family Product Manual, Rev. A 9
1.7.1.1 Typical current profile
Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile
Power Mode Typical Watts Typical Amps Means
5V 12V
Spinup 0.75 2.5
Seek (Random,
no read/write)
Performance mode 7.5 0.83 0.279
Operating (read/write)
Performance mode 7.5 0.94 0.233
Idle 5.0 0.63 0.154
Standby 1.2 0.2 0.017
Sleep 0.9 0.15 0.0125
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
-0.5
-1.0
-1.5
-2.0
Current (amps)
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Time (seconds)