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 mode.
Table 3:
DC power requirements
Power dissipation using consumer
storage profile (ST3750840ACE values
shown)
Spinup
Idle*
Idle with offline activity
Operating (CE seeks)
Standby
Sleep
*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.
DB35.3 Series PATA Product Manual, Rev. C
Average
Average
(watts, 25° C)
5V typ amps
—
—
9.30
0.611
10.40
0.719
8.20
0.425
0.80
0.106
0.80
0.106
Average
12V typ amps
2.0 (peak)
0.540
0.567
0.510
0.023
0.023
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