SEAGATE ST34520N/W/WC/LW/LC - Manuals

Page 2 - Contents

Contents Preface......................................................................................... 1Electrostatic discharge protection ................................................ 2Important safety information and precautions .............................. 3Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise .....

Page 3 - Preface; Medalist Pro Product Manual; Handling precautions; Always handle the drive by its edges or frame.

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 1 Preface This manual contains information for users of the Seagate®Medalist Pro SCSI disc drives. It provides support services, per-formance specifications, and initial setup information. Additionalinformation is available in the Medalist Pro Product Manual (...

Page 4 - Electrostatic discharge protection; Caution. Removal of circuit boards by personnel not perform-

2 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B Electrostatic discharge protection Caution. Removal of circuit boards by personnel not perform- ing depot repair will damage components and mayvoid the warranty. All drive electronic assemblies are sensitive to static electricity,due to the electrostatically...

Page 5 - Important safety information and precautions

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 3 Important safety information and precautions Caution. Use forced-air ventilation when bench-testing the drive to ensure proper cooling of drive components. Use proper safety techniques for safe, reliable operation of thisunit. The procedures in this manual a...

Page 7 - Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise; • Beachten Sie alle Warn- und Vorsichtshinweise in diesem

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 5 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Vorsicht. Beim Testen des Laufwerks auf dem Prüftisch istFremdbelüftung vorzusehen, um eine ausreichende Kühlung derLaufwerkkomponenten sicherzustellen. Verwenden Sie geeignete Sicherheits- um den sicheren, zuver-lässigen Betrieb...

Page 10 - Regulatory agency compliance; • 486, Pentium, and PowerPC microprocessors

8 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B Regulatory agency compliance Electromagnetic susceptibilityAs a component assembly, the drive is not required to meet anysusceptibility performance requirements. It is the responsibility ofthose integrating the drive within their systems to perform thosetest...

Page 12 - Seagate Technology support services; Online Services; Internet; or; SeaBOARD; is a computer bulletin board system that contains; Automated Services; SeaFONE

10 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B Seagate Technology support services Online Services Internet Visit www.seagate.com for online information about Seagateproducts or e-mail your disc or tape questions to: Presales Support: Disc: http://www.seagate.com/support/email/ email_presales.shtml or D...

Page 13 - SeaFAX; is Seagate's automated FAX delivery system. Using a; Presales Support; Seagate Express; Technical Support; is a

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 11 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. Using...

Page 14 - USA/Canada/Latin America Support Services

12 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B from 8:00 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. and 1:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. (centraltime) Monday through Friday. Customer Service (CSO) Warranty Repair Seagate offers worldwide customer support for Seagate drives.Seagate direct OEM, Distribution and System Integrator custom-er...

Page 15 - MA Informatica; European Support Services; Call Center

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 13 Warranty Repair USA/Canada 1-800-468-3472 FAX: 1-405-949-6740 Latin 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 1-905-660-4936 FAX: 1-905-660-4951 Adtech 1-905...

Page 16 - Africa/Middle East Support Services

14 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 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 49-89-1409331 Fax Services—All European Countries Presales/Technical Support...

Page 17 - Warranty Repair; Australia

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 15 SeaFAX Australia 61-2-9756-5170 Warranty Repair Japan81-3-5462-2904FAX: 81-3-5462-2979Asia/Pacific and65-485-3595FAX: 65-488-7503 Australia

Page 18 - General description; 01) contains guidelines for a properly designed enclosure.; Figure 1. Medalist Pro family drive

16 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B General description Medalist Pro SCSI disc drives are high-speed, random-accessdigital-data storage devices. T h e d r i ve i s a c o m p o n e n t fo r i n s t a l l a ti o n i n a n e n c l o s u r edesigned for the drive. This is often a rack within the ...

Page 19 - Drive characteristics

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 17 Table 1. Drive characteristics Interface Ultra SCSI [1] Capacity Formatted User LBAs ST39140 9.1 Gbyte 17,783,240 ST36530 6.5 Gbyte 12,715,920 ST34520 4.55 Gbyte 8,888,924 Recording Cylinders (user) 9,006 Read/write data heads ST39140 8 ST36530 6 ST34520 4 ...

Page 21 - Notes for Tables 2a and 2b.; neous +12V current peaks will exceed these values.

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 19 Table 2b. DC power requirements (Amps) for LW/LC models Notes for Tables 2a and 2b. [1] Measured with an average reading DC ammeter. Instanta- neous +12V current peaks will exceed these values. [2] A –10% droop is permissible during initial start of the spi...

Page 23 - Dimensions of the drive; inches; Height

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 21 Table 3 shows the nominal (no tolerance specified) dimensionsand weight of the drive. Table 3. Dimensions of the drive inches mm Height 1.028 26.9 Width 4.023 102.2 Depth 5.787 146.99 Weight 1.5 pounds (0.68 kilograms)

Page 24 - Initial setup information; Drive models; General information; The following general information topics are discussed:

22 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B Initial setup information The general information beginning on this page applies to all ofthe Medalist Pro drive models. After reading the general informa-tion topics, refer to the appropriate drive-specific section listedbelow for additional information ab...

Page 25 - SCSI ID jumpers; Note. Most SCSI controllers (host adapters) allow you to skip a

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 23 SCSI ID jumpers Each device on the SCSI chain must have a unique SCSI ID.The host system’s SCSI controller usually uses the ID that hasthe highest priority i n the SCSI I/O system. This is always ID7.ID0 is lowest priority in an 8-bit I/O system. ID8 is low...

Page 26 - Drive termination; Note. Some controllers prefer to remain terminated even if they

24 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B has its own unique ID. Also check your system or controlleruser’s manual to ensure that you have not violated its SCSI IDnumbering recommendations. Drive termination If you are installing a Medalist drive in a system that has otherSCSI devices installed, te...

Page 27 - SCSI bus termination; Terminator power

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 25 For information about how to terminate your drive, refer to theappropriate drive-specific section. Figure 2. SCSI bus termination Terminator power You usually will not need to change this option and can normallyleave the drive configured as it was shipped f...

Page 29 - Interconnect characteristics for LVD I/O circuits; Interconnect

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 27 [1] For environments where all elements of the bus (cables, device inter- faces, environmental noise and other parameters) are controlled tobe better than minimally required, it may be possible to extend thepath length and device count. [2] SCSI devices sha...

Page 31 - Figure 3c. Multiple drive connection to host adapter

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 29 [1] “X” means up to 6 or the maximum allowable number of devices on the SCSI bus. See Table 4a and system documentation. Figure 3c. Multiple drive connection to host adapter Host Adapter PCB Pin 1 (check your adapter for Pin 1 location) SCSI ID X (or last d...

Page 32 - Figure 3d. Multiple-drive connection to host adapter

30 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B [1] Do not mix “W” and “LW” model drives on the daisy chain.[2] “X” means up to 15 or the maximum allowable number of devices on the SCSI bus. See Table 4a and system documentation. [3] External terminator may not be furnished with drive. Figure 3d. Multipl...

Page 33 - Note. This drive model plugs directly into a backplane connec-; tor and therefore does not use cables.; power connector

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 31 Note. This drive model plugs directly into a backplane connec- tor and therefore does not use cables. Figure 3e. Drive model WC or LC with single 80-pin I/O and power connector

Page 34 - Providing adequate cooling

32 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B Providing adequate cooling The enclosure design must ensure adequate cooling for thedrive. The maximum ambient temperature is 50 ° C. The drive’s product manual (32661-001) describes how to evalu-ate the air-flow design. The evaluation consists of ensuring ...

Page 35 - Kühlung des Systems

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 33 Kühlung des Systems Die Gehäusekonstruktion muß eine ausreichende Kühlung desLaufwerkes gewährleisten. Die Umgebungstemperatur darf max-imal 50 ° C betragen. Di e Pro duk th an dbuch Me dal i s t P ro (D oku me nt 32 66 1-00 1)enthalten Anweisungen zur Beur...

Page 37 - Mounting the drive and connecting cables

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 35 Mounting the drive and connecting cables 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. The drive may be mounted in any orientation (horizonta...

Page 41 - Replace the host system’s cover.

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 39 tem einbauen. Die daraus u.U. resultierende verstärkteelektromagnetische Strahlung fällt in den Zuständigkeits-bereich des Systemdesigners. 5. Replace the host system’s cover. 5. Setzen Sie das Gehäuseoberteil des Host-Systems wiederauf.

Page 42 - Mounting configuration dimensions

40 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B Figure 6. Mounting configuration dimensions Inches ABC DE F G H J K L M NPRS 146.99102.2 26.9 60.0028.45 101.60 6.35 44.4595.2541.28 3.636.601.55 10.2957.5359.69 5.7874.0231.28 2.3621.1204.000 .250 1.7503.7501.6250.1430.26 0 0.0610.4052.2652.350 ± .010 ± .0...

Page 43 - Formatting the drive; Warning. Formatting a drive erases all user data. Be sure that; • DOS. Set the drive type in CMOS to “; hard drive installed; • Macintosh. Use a third-party drive utility (Apple’s HD Setup

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 41 Formatting the drive Warning. Formatting a drive erases all user data. Be sure that you understand this principle before formatting anyhard disc drive. It is not necessary to format a drivethat previously has been used to store data, unlessyour intention is...

Page 44 - Setting the SCSI ID on model N drives; Drive

42 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B N drives Setting the SCSI ID jumpers Use the J6 connector to set the SCSI ID (see Figure 7). Tochange the SCSI ID, install jumpers on the appropriate pins asshown in the illustration. Figure 7. Setting the SCSI ID on model N drives A2 A1 A0 SCSI ID = 0 SCSI...

Page 45 - Terminating the drive

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 43 N drives Terminating the drive “N” model drives are terminated with permanently mounted ICactive terminators. If you install one of these drives and it is noton the end of the SCSI bus, disable the terminators by removingthe jumper “TE” from pins 15 and 16 ...

Page 46 - Setting terminator power jumpers

44 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B N drives Terminator power There are four possible terminator power (TP) configurations for“N” model drives (see Figure 9). You will not normally need tochange this option and can leave the drive configured as it wasshipped from the factory. Figure 9. Settin...

Page 47 - Several other jumper options are available as illustrated.; Figure 10. Additional jumper options

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 45 N drives Other applicable jumper options Several other jumper options are available as illustrated. Figure 10. Additional jumper options Enable parity check of SCSI bus. Disable parity check. J2 Pin 1 Reserved Parity Check option Write protect = Off (enable...

Page 48 - Setting the SCSI ID jumpers; Figure 11. Setting the SCSI ID on model W/LW drives

46 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B W/LW drives W/WD drives section Setting the SCSI ID jumpers Use the J6 jumper block to set the SCSI ID (Figure 11). Tochange the SCSI ID, install jumpers on the appropriate pins asshown in the illustration. Optional connections to switching cir-cuits in hos...

Page 49 - drives alternate ID select and LED connection

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 47 W/LW drives Figure 12. Using J1-Auxillary connector for model W/LW drives alternate ID select and LED connection J1-DC Power J1 68 Pin SCSI I/O Connector Drive HDARear SCSI ID = 8 SCSI ID = 9 SCSI ID = 10 SCSI ID = 11 SCSI ID = 12 SCSI ID = 13 SCSI ID = 14 ...

Page 50 - Figure 13. Terminating the drive

48 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B W drives Terminating the drive “W” model drives are terminated with permanently mounted ICactive terminators. If you install one of these drives and it is noton the end of the SCSI bus, disable the terminators by removingthe jumper “TE” from pins 15 and 16 ...

Page 51 - Figure 14. Setting terminator power jumpers

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 49 W drives Terminator power There are four possible terminator power (TP) configurations for“W” model drives (see Figure 14). You will not normally need tochange this option and can leave the drive configured as it wasshipped from the factory. Figure 14. Sett...

Page 52 - Other applicable jumper options; Other option jumpers are available as illustrated below.; Figure 15. Additional jumper options for W/LW drives

50 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B W/LW drives Other applicable jumper options Other option jumpers are available as illustrated below. Figure 15. Additional jumper options for W/LW drives Enable parity check of SCSI bus. Disable parity check. J2 Pin 1 Reserved Parity Check option Write prot...

Page 53 - LW drives; Figure 16. Additional jumper option for LW drives; Term. Power to SCSI Bus

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 51 LW drives Figure 16. Additional jumper option for LW drives A jumper here forces single-ended I/O operation. No jumper allows host to select either single-ended or DF operation. D F DS M E W P PD RES RES TP Pin 1 J2 J2 Jumper Plug (enlarged toshow detail) J...

Page 55 - Option jumpers are available as illustrated below.; Figure 17. Jumper options

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 53 WC drives Applicable jumper options Option jumpers are available as illustrated below. Figure 17. Jumper options Enable parity check of SCSI bus. Disable parity check. Parity Check option Reserved. These locations may be marked “TE” or “TP” but are reserved...

Page 56 - LC drives; Figure 18. Jumper options for LC drives

54 Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B LC drives Figure 18. Jumper options for LC drives Enable parity check of SCSI bus. Disable parity check. Parity Check option Write protect = Off (enables writing) Write protect = On (disables writing) Write Protect option The host system has complete contro...

Page 57 - Figure 19. Additional jumper options for LC drives

Medalist Pro Installation Guide, Rev. B 55 LC drives Figure 19. Additional jumper options for LC drives D F DS M E W P PD RES RES RES Pin 1 J2 A jumper here forces single-ended I/O operation. No jumper allows host to select either single-ended or DF operation. Single-Ended I/O (default) J2 Jumper Pl...