SEAGATE ST34501FC - Manual

4 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Typical applications of these disc drives include customer pack-aging and subsystem design. Safety agencies conditionally cer-tify component assemblies, such as the Cheetah disc drive,based on their final acceptability in the end-use product. Thesubsystem ...

8 Cheetah 4LP FC 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 thosete...

10 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 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 assis...

Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 11 Seagate CompuServe forumOnline 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 onSeaBOARD. In addition, you can type questions ...

12 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 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 FAXYou can FAX questions or comment...

Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 13 Direct-support services Seagate technical supportFor 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™ 405-936-1687Using a ...

14 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Customer service centers Seagate direct OEM, Distribution, and Systems Integrator cus-tomers should contact their Seagate service representative forwarranty information. Other customers should contact their placeof purchase. Seagate offers comprehensive c...

Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 15 General description Cheetah 4LP 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 drive...

Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 17 Installing the Cheetah 4LP FC drive To install a Cheetah 4LP FC drive, simply plug the drive directlyinto your system’s Fibre Channel backpanel 40-pin single con-nector attachment (FC-SCA). There are no jumpers or termina-tors on the drive, and power is s...

18 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 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...

Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 19 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 unit ...

20 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 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. Mount the drive to the host system’s chassis using four 6-32UNC screws. Tw...

Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 21 Schraube nicht ohne Widerstand einschrauben läßt, sind dieGewinde nicht korrekt aneinander ausgerichtet. Figure 3: Dimensions Abbildung 3: Laufwerkabmessungen H S K J [4] Millimeters Inches 5.7504.0001.000 0.6254.0000.2502.3753.7502.3701.7500.1810.2750.19...

22 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 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 meth...

Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 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 the...

Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 25 Table 1: FC-SCA pin descriptions Pin/contact Signal name Signal type 1* –EN bypass por t 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* RMT_start TT...

Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 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 compatibility. ...