2.9.5Power-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

Full power

 

 

 

 

 

Idle, performance

Tracking

 

Rotating

Self refresh—low power

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idle, active

 

Floating

 

Rotating

Self refresh—low power

 

 

 

 

 

Idle, low power

Parked

 

Rotating

Self refresh—low power

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standby

 

Parked

 

Stopped

Self refresh—low power

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep

 

Parked

 

Stopped

Self refresh—low power

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active mode

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

Idle mode

The buffer remains enabled, 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 in Self Refresh Low Power mode, 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 in Self Refresh Low Power mode, 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.

Idle and Standby timers

Each time the drive performs an Active function (read, write or seek), the standby timer is reinitialized and begins counting down from its specified delay times to zero. If the standby timer reaches zero before any drive activity is required, the drive makes a transition to Standby mode. In both Idle and Standby mode, the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode when disc access is necessary.

2.10Environmental specifications

2.10.1Ambient temperature

Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 65°C (149°F) within the operating ambient conditions.

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ST9120310ASG, ST9250320AS, ST9120310AS, ST980310AS, ST9160310ASG specifications

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