Power Requirements; Power Mode Definitions; Environmental - Maxtor DIAMONDMAXTM 2160 Manual

Power Requirements (Average)

Power Mode Definitions

Spin-up
The drive is spinning up following initial application of power and has not yet reached full speed.
Seek
A random access operation by the disk drive.
Read/Write
Data is being read from or written to the drive.
Idle
The drive is spinning, the actuator is parked and powered off and all other circuitry is powered on. The
drive is capable of responding to read commands within 40 ms.
Standby
The spin motor is not spinning. The drive will leave this mode upon receipt of a command that requires disk
access. The time-out value for this mode is programmable. The buffer is active to accept write data.
EPA Energy Star Compliance
Maxtor Corporation supports the goals of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program
to reduce the electrical power consumption of computer equipment.
Environmental Limits
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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