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Barracuda Green SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 15
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Drive Specifications
2.7 Start/stop times
Start/stop times for alll models are listed below.
Time-to-ready may be longer than normal if the drive power is removed without going through normal OS power-
down procedures.
2.8 Power specifications
The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. (Refer to Figure 3 ).
2.8.1 Power consumption
Power requirements for the drives are listed in Table 2 on page 15. Typical power measurements are based on an
average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage 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.
• Read/write power and current
Read/write power is measured with the heads on track, based on a 16-sector write followed by a 32-ms delay,
then a 16-sector read followed by a 32-ms delay.
• Operating power and current
Operating power is measured using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read/write mode (1 write for each 10
reads) and 20 percent drive idle mode.
• 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 mode.
*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.
†5W IDLE, Standby and Sleep,with DIPLM Enabled
Start/stop times @ 25°C 2000 and 1500GB models
Power-on to ready (max) <17.0s
Standby to ready (max) <17.0s
Ready to spindle stop (max) 10.0s
Table 2 DC power requirements
Power dissipation (3/2-disk values shown) Avg (watts 25°C) Avg 5V typ amps Avg 12V typ amps
Spinup — — 2.1
Idle* † 4.5 0.151 0.303
Operating 5.8 0.440 0.300
Standby 0.50 0.085 0.01
Sleep 0.50 0.085 0.01