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SEAGATE ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE 10K HDD V7 PRODUCT MANUAL, REV. C 18
6.0 PHYSICAL/ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
This section provides information relating to the physical and electrical characteristics of the drive.
6.1 POWERCHOICE
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POWER MANAGEMENT
Drives using the load/unload architecture provide programmable power management to tailor systems for performance and
greater energy efficiency.
The table below lists the supported PowerChoice modes. The further down in the table, the more power savings can be
realized. For example, Idle_B mode results in greater power savings than Idle_A mode. Standby modes results in the
greatest power savings.
PowerChoice modes
Mode Description
Idle_A Reduced electronics
Idle_B Heads unloaded. Disks spinning at full RPM
Idle_C Heads unloaded. Disks spinning at reduced RPM
Standby_Y Heads unloaded. Disks spinning at reduced RPM
Standby_Z Heads unloaded. Motor stopped (disks not spinning)
PowerChoice
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can be invoked using one of these two methods:
• Power Condition mode page method—Enable and initialize the idle condition timers and/or the standby condition timers.
The timer values are based on the values set in the Power Condition mode page.
• START STOP UNIT command method—Use the START STOP UNIT command (OPERATION CODE 1Bh). This allows
the host to directly transition the drive to any supported PowerChoice mode.
If both the Power Condition mode page and START STOP UNIT command methods are used, the START STOP UNIT
command request takes precedence over the Power Condition mode page power control and may disable the idle condition
and standby condition timers. The REQUEST SENSE command reports the current PowerChoice state if active and also the
method by which the drive entered the PowerChoice state.
When the drive receives a command, all power condition timers are suspended if they were enabled via the Power Condition
mode page. Once all outstanding commands are processed, the power condition timers are reinitialized to the values defined
in the Power Condition mode page.