A data storage apparatus includes a data storage unit to store data, a plurality of buffer units to output data to the data storage unit through a bus that includes a plurality of signal lines, the plurality of buffer units being provided on the plurality of signal lines, a determination unit to determine whether the bus is in an operating state in which transmission and reception of data to and from the data storage unit are performed, a reference voltage supply unit to supply a predetermined reference voltage to the plurality of signal lines, a control unit to control, in a case where the determination unit determines that a state of the bus is changed from an operating state to a nonoperating state, the plurality of buffer units to switch output states to predetermined output states to reduce an amount of electric current flowing in the bus.