2.9Power specifications

The drive receives DC power (+5V) through a native SATA power connector.

2.9.1Power consumption

Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 8. Typical power measurements are based on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, at 25°C ambient temperature.

•Spinup power

Spinup power is measured from the time of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating speed.

•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 is measured based on three random seek operations every 100 msecs. This mode is not typical.

•Read/write power and current

Read/write power is measured with the heads on track, based on three 63 sector read or write operations every 100 msecs.

•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 power-down model

Table 3:

DC power

 

 

 

Power dissipation

+5V input average (25° C)

 

 

Spinup (max)

1.0 amps

 

 

 

Seek

 

2.2 watts

 

 

 

Read

 

2.1 watts

 

 

 

Write

 

2.2 watts

 

 

Idle, performance*

1.4 watts

 

 

 

Idle, active*

 

1.0 watts

 

 

Idle, low power mode*

0.69 watts

 

 

 

Standby

 

0.20 watts

 

 

 

Sleep

 

0.20 watts

 

 

 

*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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Seagate ST905003N1A1ASRK, ST980412ASG, ST9500420ASG, ST9320423ASG, ST9250410ASG, ST9160412AS Power specifications
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ST903203N1A2ASRK, ST905003N1A1ASRK, ST9160412AS, ST9250410ASG, ST9160412ASG specifications

Seagate technology has long been at the forefront of data storage solutions, and its line of hard drives exemplifies the blend of reliability, performance, and storage capacity. Among these, the Seagate ST9500420AS, ST9120410ASG, ST9320423AS, ST90250N1A1ASRK, and ST980412AS stand out as quality options suitable for various computing needs.

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