2.8Power specifications
The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure 4 on page 28.
2.8.1Power 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 and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature.
• Spinup power
Spinup power is measured from the time of
• Seek mode
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
• Read/write power and current
Read/write power is measured with the heads on track, based on a
• Operating power and current
Operating power is measured using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read/write mode (1 write for each 10 reads) and 20 percent drive idle mode.
• Idle mode power
Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, with servo electronics active and with the heads in a random track location.
• Standby mode
During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not spinning, and the servo and read/ write electronics are in
Table 6: | DC power requirements |
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Power dissipation | Avg (watts 25° C) | Avg 5V typ amps | Avg 12V typ amps | |
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Spinup |
| — | — | 2.80 (peak) |
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Idle* |
| 9.30 | 0.611 | 0.520 |
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Idle* (with offline activity) | 10.40 | 0.719 | 0.567 | |
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Operating (40% r/w, 40% seek, 20% inop.) | 13.00 | 0.772 | 0.762 | |
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Seeking (random, 20% idle) | 12.60 | 0.613 | 0.795 | |
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Standby |
| 0.80 | 0.106 | 0.023 |
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Sleep |
| 0.80 | 0.106 | 0.023 |
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*During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels.
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