Seagate ST960210A manual Power-management modes, Power management modes, Active mode, Idle mode

Models: ST980210AS ST960210AS ST960210A ST980210A ST940210AS ST940210A ST920210AS

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2.8.4Power-management modes

The drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems, you can control power management through the system setup program. The drive features the following power-management modes:

Table 4:

Power management modes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power modes

Heads

 

Spindle

Buffer

 

 

 

 

 

Active (operating)

Tracking

 

Rotating

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idle

 

Tracking

 

Rotating

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idle, active

 

Floating

 

Rotating

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

Idle, low power

Parked

 

Rotating

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standby

 

Parked

 

Stopped

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep

 

Parked

 

Stopped

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active mode

The drive is in Active mode during the read/write and seek operations.

Idle mode

The buffer remains enabled in performance mode, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any time disc access is necessary.

Standby mode

The drive enters Standby mode when the host sends a Standby Immediate command. If the host has set the standby timer, the drive can also enter Standby mode automatically after the drive has been inactive for a specifiable length of time. The standby timer delay is established using a Standby or Idle command. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any time disc access is necessary.

Sleep mode

The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. In Sleep mode, the drive buffer is disabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with all current translation parameters intact.

LD25 Series 5400.2 Product Manual, Rev. C

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Seagate ST960210A, ST980210AS manual Power-management modes, Power management modes, Active mode, Idle mode, Sleep mode