
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 3: DC power requirements
Power dissipation using consumer |
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storage profile (ST3750840ACE values | Average | Average | Average |
shown) | (watts, 25° C) | 5V typ amps | 12V typ amps |
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Spinup | — | — | 2.0 (peak) |
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Idle* | 9.30 | 0.611 | 0.540 |
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Idle with offline activity | 10.40 | 0.719 | 0.567 |
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Operating (CE seeks) | 8.20 | 0.425 | 0.510 |
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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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