Seagate Exos 7E10 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. B 12
2.5 Power specifications
The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure 2 on page 24.
2.5.1 Power consumption
Power requirements for the drives are listed in Table 5. Typical power measurements are based on an average of drives tested,
under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 35°C ambient temperature.
* 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.
Table 5 DC power requirements (10TB)
6.0Gb mode
Voltage +5V +12V Watts
Regulation ± 5% Total
Avg Idle Current * 0.342 0.509 7.82
Advanced Idle Current *
Idle_A 0.351 0.508 7.85
Idle_B 0.207 0.424 6.12
Idle_C 0.206 0.221 3.68
Standby 0.158 0.004 0.83
Maximum Start Current
DC (peak DC) 0.893 2.214
AC (Peak DC) 0.936 2.52
Operating current (random read 4K16Q)
Typical DC 0.374 0.827 11.79
Maximum DC 0.374 0.827 11.79
Maximum DC (Peak) 1.054 2.015
Operating current (random write 4K16Q)
Typical DC 0.428 0.574 9.03
Maximum DC 0.428 0.574 9.03
Maximum DC (Peak) 0.985 2.117
Operating current (sequential read 64K16Q)
Typical DC 0.881 0.56 11.13
Maximum DC 0.881 0.56 11.13
Maximum DC (Peak) 1.073 0.739
Operating current (sequential write 64K16Q)
Typical DC 0.854 0.561 11.00
Maximum DC 0.854 0.561 11.00
Maximum DC (Peak) 1.024 0.733
Power Governor Operating current (random read 4K16Q)
Typical DC 0.382 0.704 10.36
Maximum DC 0.382 0.704 10.36
Maximum DC (Peak) 1.045 1.973
Power Governor Operating current (random write 4K16Q)
Typical DC 0.438 0.528 8.53
Maximum DC 0.438 0.528 8.53
Maximum DC (Peak) 1.008 1.964
Power Governor Operating current (sequential read 64K16Q)
Typical DC 0.882 0.559 11.11
Maximum DC 0.882 0.559 11.11
Maximum DC (Peak) 1.077 0.739
Power Governor Operating current (sequential write 64K16Q)
Typical DC 0.856 0.559 10.99
Maximum DC 0.856 0.559 10.99
Maximum DC (Peak) 1.032 0.724