Seagate ST3146854FC Cheetah 15K.4 FC Product Manual - Page 42

Power dissipation

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6.3 Power dissipation ST3146854FC Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 2Gb operation is 13.96 watts (47.6 BTUs per hour). To obtain operating power for typical random read operations, refer to the following I/O rate curve (see Figure 8). Locate the typical I/O rate for a drive in your system on the horizontal axis and read the corresponding +5 volt current, +12 volt current, and total watts on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by 3.4123. Amperes 1.800 1.600 1.400 1.200 1.000 0.800 0.600 0.400 0.0 ST3146854FC DC CURRENT/POWER vs THROUGHPUT (2 Gb) Random 8 Block Reads 20.00 18.00 16.00 14.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0 350.0 400.0 I/Os per Second Power (watts) 5Vo lt A 12 Vo lt A Watts Figure 8. ST3146854FC DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second 30 Cheetah 15K.4 FC Product Manual, Rev. C

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Cheetah 15K.4 FC Product Manual, Rev. C
6.3
Power dissipation
ST3146854FC
Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 2Gb operation is 13.96 watts (47.6 BTUs per hour).
To obtain operating power for typical random read operations, refer to the following I/O rate curve (see Figure
8). Locate the typical I/O rate for a drive in your system on the horizontal axis and read the corresponding +5
volt current, +12 volt current, and total watts on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by
3.4123.
Figure 8.
ST3146854FC DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second
ST3146854FC DC CURRENT/POWER vs THROUGHPUT (2 Gb)
Random 8 Block Reads
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