Figure 1. Typical Startup And Operation Current Profile - Seagate Medalist 13640 Product Manual

Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B
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.
Mode Typical Watts RMS
Spinup —
Seeking 9.7
(Random,
no read/write)
Read/Write 6.1
Operating 6.1
Idle 5.5
Standby 1.1
Sleep 1.1
1.7.1.1 Typical current profile
Figure 1 shows a typical current profile.
Current (Amps)
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
0
1 2

Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile

Typical Amps RMS
5V
0.72
0.5
0.675
0.575
0.5
0.22
0.22
3 4 5 6
Time (seconds)
9
12V
2.2 (Peak)
0.65
0.275
0.30
0.25
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9
7 8