Power mode transition times, Graceful power-off requirements – Western Digital WD 2TB 3D NAND SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD (Retail) User Manual

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Form Factor Input

Voltage

Power Mode 250GB

500GB

1TB

2TB

M.2 2280

3.3V ± 5%

DEVSLP
(Current)

1.6mA

1.5mA

1.5mA

1.5mA

Power Mode Transition Times

The following table

specifies

the transition times between the DEVSLP and active

power states.

Power Mode

250GB

500GB

1TB

2TB

DEVSLP (Resume)

72ms

79ms

104ms

131ms

Graceful Power-off Requirements

On most operating systems, Write Cache is enabled by default. This is a feature of

the ATA standard and is not

specific

to WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSDs. There may

be data residing in the WD Blue 3D NAND cache that have not been written to the

flash

memory. To ensure that the data is properly committed to

flash

memory, the

WD Blue 3D NAND requires a STANDBY IMMEDIATE command before power down.

This command instructs the WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD to write all of its volatile

data cache to

flash

memory and returns a GOOD status to the host after its

successful completion. This command is handled transparently by most operating

systems during the shutdown sequence (e. g., hibernation, shutdown, and

standby).
However, if power is lost without warning – leading to an ungraceful shutdown –

data loss may occur. This may also lead to a longer power-on time for the

subsequent power-up.

Power Characteristics

WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD

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