Page 2 - Contents
Contents Preface ........................................................................................ 1 Electrostatic discharge protection ............................................... 1 Important safety information and precautions ............................. 2 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise ....
Page 3 - Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A; Preface; Electrostatic discharge protection; Caution. Removal of circuit boards by personnel not perform-; • Ground yourself to the drive whenever the drive electronics
Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 1 Preface This manual contains information for users of Seagate Barra-cuda 18LP FC (Fibre Channel interface) disc drives. It providestechnical support information, performance specifications, instal-lation instructions, and a troubleshooting section. Addi...
Page 4 - Important safety information and precautions
2 Barracuda 18LP FC 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...
Page 6 - Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
4 Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A This unit is a component part and as such is not meant to com-ply with FCC or similar national requirements as a stand-aloneunit. Engineering radiated emissions test results are availablethrough the Seagate Safety Department to assist the subsystemdesig...
Page 9 - European Union Compliance; • Printer
Barracuda 18LP FC 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/...
Page 10 - Seagate Technology support services; Online Services; Internet; or; SeaBOARD; is a computer bulletin board system that contains; Automated Services; SeaFONE
8 Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Seagate Technology support services Online Services Internet F o r o n l i n e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t S e a g a t e p r o d u c t s , v i s i twww.seagate.com or e-mail your disc or tape questions to: Presales Support: Disc: http://www.seagate....
Page 11 - SeaFAX; is Seagate's automated FAX delivery system. Using a; Presales Support; Seagate Express; Technical Support; is a
Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 9 phone numbers, commonly asked questions, troubleshootingtips and specifications for disc drives and tape drives 24 hoursdaily. International callers can reach this service by dialing +1-405-936-1234. SeaFAX ® is Seagate's automated FAX delivery system. ...
Page 12 - Warranty Repair; USA/Canada/Latin America Support Services
10 Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A specialist from 8:00 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. and 1:30 P.M. to 6:00P.M. (central time) Monday through Friday. Customer Service (CSO) Warranty Repair Seagate offers worldwide customer support for Seagate drives.Seagate direct OEM, Distribution and System Inte...
Page 13 - MA Informatica; European Support Services; Call Center
Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 11 Warranty Repair USA 1-800-468-3472 FAX: +1-405-949-6740 Mexico andLatin America +1-405-949-7758 FAX: +1-405-949-6738 Authorized Service Centers Brazil MA Informatica +55-21-516-6649 FAX: +55-21-516-5280 Canada Memofix 1 +1-905-660-4936 FAX: +1-905-660-...
Page 14 - Africa/Middle East Support Services
12 Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Ireland 1 800-55 21 22 Italy 1 677 90 695 Netherlands 0 800-732 4283 Norway 800-113 91 Poland 00 800-311 12 38 Spain 900-98 31 24 Sweden 0 207 90 073 Switzerland 0 800-83 84 11 Turkey 00 800-31 92 91 40 United Kingdom 0 800-783 5177 SeaBOARD Germany +4...
Page 16 - General description; Barracuda 18LP FC disc drive
14 Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A General description Barracuda 18LP FC disc drives are high-speed, random-accessdigital-data storage devices designed to be used within a FibreChannel host system. The drive is a component for installation in an enclosuredesigned for the drive. The disc...
Page 18 - Installing the Barracuda 18LP FC drive; C for the
16 Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Installing the Barracuda 18LP FC drive To install a Barracuda 18LP FC drive, simply plug the drivedirectly into your system’s Fibre Channel backpanel 40-pin sin-gle connector attachment (FC-SCA). There are no jumpers orterminators on the drive, and pow...
Page 19 - Kühlung des Systems
Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 17 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 ...
Page 20 - Suggested air flow
18 Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Figure 2: Suggested air flow Abbildung 2. Empfohlener Luftstromverlauf Note. Air flows in the direction shown (front to back) or in reverse direction (back to front) Note. Air flows in the direction shown or in reverse direction (side to side) Above un...
Page 21 - Mounting the drive
Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 19 Mounting the drive Do not touch the connector pins or any components on the con-trol board without observing static-discharge precautions.Always handle the drive by the frame only. You may mount the drive in any orientation (horizontally, verti-cally, ...
Page 23 - Dimensions
Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 21 Figure 3: Dimensions Abbildung 3: Laufwerkabmessungen 5.75 4.00 1.026 .620 4.000 .250 3.7502.3801.7500.181 1.622 1.620.1215.1215 146.05101.6 26.06 0 15.748 101.60 0 6.35 0 95.25 60.45 44.45 0 4.59 0 41.20 41.15 0 3.08 0 3.08 0 ABCDEF H J K L M NPR ± ± ...
Page 24 - Inserting the drive; Seagate is not responsible for lost user data.
22 Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 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 m...
Page 25 - Enabling write cache
Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 23 Enabling write cache Write caching is a feature that allows the drive to transfer writedata to its own cache, tell the controller that the task is complete,and then actually complete the write at a later time. Thisimproves write performance by freeing ...
Page 27 - FC-SCA pin descriptions
Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 25 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 6* Ground [1] 7* Active LED out Open collector out 8* Reserved 9* Start_1 TTL input 10* Start_2 TT...
Page 29 - Troubleshooting; General installation troubleshooting; • Check the physical attachment. Ensure that the drive is
Barracuda 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 27 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 compatibilit...