User Manual
Seagate SkyHawk Product Manual, Rev. C 14
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* Idle1. 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 with DIPLM Enabled
2.6.2 Typical current profile
Figure 1 Typical Current Profile for 2TB to 8TB models (5V & 12V)
Table 5 DC power requirements for 3TB and 4TB models
Power dissipation (4-disk values shown)
Avg (watts 25°C) Avg 5V typ amps Avg 12V typ amps
Spinup — — 1.8
Idle* † 3.95 0.116 0.28
Operating 4.80 0.288 0.283
Standby 0.50 0.09 0.005
Sleep 0.50 0.09 0.005
Table 6 DC power requirements for 6TB & 8TB models
Power dissipation (6-disk values shown) Avg (watts 25° C) Avg 5V typ amps Avg 12V typ amps
Spinup — — 1.8
Idle* † 7.60 0.191 0.553
Operating 8.80 0.23 0.54
Standby 0.60 0.09 0.01
Sleep 0.60 0.09 0.01










