Page 2 - Contents
Contents Preface ........................................................................................ 1 Electrostatic discharge protection ............................................... 1 Important safety information and precautions ............................. 2 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise ....
Page 3 - Preface; Electrostatic discharge protection; Caution. Removal of circuit boards by personnel not perform-; • Ground yourself to the drive whenever the drive electronics
Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 1 Preface This manual contains information for users of Seagate Cheetah9FC (Fibre Channel interface) disc drives. It provides technicalsupport information, performance specifications, installationinstructions, and a troubleshooting section. Additional informa-t...
Page 4 - Important safety information and precautions
2 Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A grounded to avoid potentially damaging static discharges. • Do not remove any circuit boards from the drive.• Never use an ohmmeter on any circuit boards.• When installing the drive on a carrier or tray, discharge the static electricity from the carrier or tr...
Page 6 - Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
4 Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A This unit is a component part and as such is not meant to complywith FCC or similar national requirements as a stand-alone unit.Engineering radiated emissions test results are availablethrough the Seagate Safety Department to assist the subsystemdesigner. Wic...
Page 8 - • Die HDA ist nicht vor Ort reparierbar und darf nicht auseinan-
6 Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A • Die HDA ist nicht vor Ort reparierbar und darf nicht auseinan- dergenommen werden! Öffnen der versiegelten HDA durchandere Personen als die für die werkseitige Reparatur zustän-digen hat eine Beschädigung der Komponenten undErlöschen des Garantieanspruchs z...
Page 9 - European Union Compliance; • Printer
Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 7 European Union Compliance If this model has the CE Marking, it complies with the EuropeanUnion requirements of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Direc-tive 89/336/EEC of 03 May 1989 as amended by Directive 92/31/EEC of 28 April 1992 and Directive 93/68/EEC of...
Page 10 - Seagate technical support services; drive or; Online services; SeaNETTM
8 Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Seagate technical support services If you need assistance installing your drive, consult your dealer.Dealers are familiar with their unique system configurations andcan help you with system conflicts and other technical issues. Ifyou need additional assistanc...
Page 11 - Location
Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 9 Seagate CompuServe forum Online technical support for Seagate products is available onCompuServe. To access our technical support forum, type go seagate . This forum provides information similar to that found on SeaBOARD. In addition, you can type questions o...
Page 12 - FAX services; SeaFAX®
10 Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A FAX services SeaFAX® You can use a touch-tone telephone to access Seagate’s auto-mated FAX system to receive technical support information byreturn FAX. This service is available 24 hours daily. Seagate technical support FAX You can FAX questions or comments...
Page 13 - Direct-support services; Seagate technical support; xxxx
Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 11 Direct-support services Seagate technical support For one-on-one help, you can talk to a technical support special-ist during local business hours. Before calling, note your systemconfiguration and drive model number (ST xxxx ). SeaTDD™ 408-944-9121 Using a ...
Page 14 - Customer service centers; Manufacturer’s representatives
12 Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Customer service centers Seagate direct OEM, Distribution, and System Integrator cus-tomers should contact their Seagate service representative forwarranty information. Other customers should contact their placeof purchase. Seagate offers comprehensive custo...
Page 15 - General description; Cheetah 9FC disc drive
Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 13 General description Cheetah 9FC disc drives are high-speed, random-access digital-data storage devices designed to be used within a host systemwith a Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop peripheral interface. The drive is a component for installation in an enclosur...
Page 16 - Characteristics
14 Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 1. The specified formatted capacities are calculated with the stan- dard OEM sector size (512 bytes per logical block) and sparing. 1. For more detailed power information, refer to the Cheetah 9FC Product Manual, publication number 83329210. Characteristics ...
Page 17 - C for the
Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 15 Installing the Cheetah 9FC drive To install a Cheetah 9FC drive, simply plug the drive directly intoyour system’s Fibre Channel backpanel 40-pin single connectorattachment (FC-SCA). There are no jumpers or terminators onthe drive, and power is supplied throu...
Page 18 - Kühlung des Systems
16 Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Figure 2 shows one design approach with one or more fans usedto generate air flow. The air-flow pattern can be created by thefans either pushing or drawing air. The overall flow pattern mustbe directed from side to side in most FC-SCA systems. Kühlung des Sy...
Page 23 - Seagate is not responsible for lost user data.
Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 21 Inserting the drive Most systems provide a way to insert the drive using a carrier ortray which allows the drive to be hot-plugged into the system’sFibre Channel 40-pin single connector attachment (FC-SCA).Refer to your system documentation about the method ...
Page 26 - FC-SCA pin descriptions; Signal name
24 Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Table 1: FC-SCA pin descriptions Pin/contact Signal name Signal type 1* –EN bypass port A TTL output 2* 12 Volts 3* 12 Volts 4* 12 Volts 5* –Parallel ESI TTl output 6* Ground (-DRV present) 7* Active LED out Open collector out 8* Reserved 9* Start_1 TTL inpu...
Page 28 - Troubleshooting; General installation troubleshooting; • Check the physical attachment. Ensure that the drive is
26 Cheetah 9FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Troubleshooting Before calling Seagate Technical Support, please read the pos-sibilities discussed below. The suggestions presented here willresolve the majority of installation problems. General installation troubleshooting • Check system compatibility. Thi...