Page 4
Other product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their owners. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from Seagate Technology, Inc.
Page 9
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifi- cations for the Medalist 17242 (ST317242A), Medalist 13032 (ST313032A), Medalist 10232 (ST310232A), Medalist 8422 (ST38422A) and the Medalist 4312 (ST34312A). These drives are referred to throughout this manual by their model numbers.
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Specification summary table The specifications listed in this table are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual. Drive Specification ST317242A ST313032A ST310232A ST38422A...
Page 11
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Drive Specification ST317242A ST313032A ST310232A ST38422A ST34312A Length (mm max) 147.00 Weight (grams typical) Track-to-track seek 1.3 (read), 2.1 (write) time (msec typical) Average seek time 9.0 (read), 10.5 (write) (msec typical)
Page 12
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Drive Specification ST317242A ST313032A ST310232A ST38422A ST34312A Relative humidity 10% per hour max gradient Wet bulb 29.4°C (op.), 29.4°C (nonop.) temperature (max) Altitude –122 to 3,048 (op.) (meters below mean –122 to 12,192 (nonop.)
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A 1.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate the ST317242A, ST313032A, ST310232A, ST38422A and the ST34312A.
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A 1.1.2 Supported CHS translation geometries These drives support any translation geometry that satisfies all of the following conditions: • Sectors per track • Cylinders 16,383 (for drives over 8.4 Gbytes) •...
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Read Write Seek type (msec, typ.) (msec, typ.) Track-to-track Average 10.5 Full-stroke Average latency: 5.6 msec Note. These drives are designed to consistently meet the seek times represented in this manual. Physical seeks, regardless of mode (such as track-to-track and average) are expected to meet or exceed the noted values.
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Operating power and current are measured using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read/write mode (1 write for each 10 reads), and 20 percent drive inactive. Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, with servo electronics active, and with the heads in a random track location.
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A 1.7.2 Conducted noise Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 80-ohm resistive load on the +12 volt line or an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line.
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Sleep mode. The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. The heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host.
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A 1.8.4 Altitude Operating –122 m to 3,048 m (–400 ft to 10,000+ ft) Nonoperating –122 m to 12,192 m (–400 ft to 40,000+ ft) 1.8.5 Shock During shock tests, the drive was mounted securely with the input shock applied at the drive mounting screws.
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A 1.8.6.2 Nonoperating vibration The following table lists the maximum nonoperating vibration that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation. 5–22 Hz 0.20-inch displacement (peak to peak)
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A 1.11 Reliability Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 10 bits read, max Mean time between failures 400,000 power-on hours (nominal power, 25°C ambient tem- perature) Contact start-stop cycles 40,000 cycles (at nominal voltage and temperature,...
Communications Commission verification or certification of the device is required. Seagate Technology, Inc. has tested this device in enclosures as de- scribed above to ensure that the total assembly (enclosure, disc drive, motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J, Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A 2.0 Drive mounting and configuration 2.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions After unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed to potential handling and electrostatic discharge (ESD) hazards. Observe the following standard handling and static-discharge precautions: Caution: •...
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A be configured for cable select. To configure this drive for cable select, install a jumper as shown in Figure 2. For the master drive to recognize the slave drive using the DASP– signal, the slave drive must assert the DASP–...
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A ATA interface connector 2 4 6 4-pin power connector 1 3 5 Alternate capacity and master/slave jumper settings Slave The drive is shipped with a jumper on pins 7 Master or single drive and 8.
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A 3.0 ATA interface These drives use the industry-standard ATA task file interface that supports 16-bit data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4; multiword DMA modes 0, 1 and 2; and Ultra DMA modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Drive pin # Host pin # and signal description Signal name Reset – Hardware Reset Ground Ground Host Data Bus Bit 7 Host Data Bus Bit 8 Host Data Bus Bit 6...
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A 3.2 ATA Interface commands 3.2.1 Supported ATA commands The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the drive sup- ports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Draft ATA-4 Standard.
Page 33
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Supported by Command name Command ST317242A, ST313032A, code ST310232A, ST38422A, ST34312A Write DMA Write Multiple Write Sectors ATA-standard power-management commands Check Power Mode or E5 Idle or E3 Idle Immediate or E1...
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be described in the Draft ATA-4 Standard . 3.2.2 Identify Drive command The Identify Drive command (command code EC ) transfers information about the drive to the host following power up.
Page 35
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Word Description Value Retired 0000 Retired 0400 Obsolete 0000 23–26 Firmware revision (8 ASCII character x.xx string, padded with blanks to end of string) ST317242A ST313032A 27–46 Drive model number: (40 ASCII...
Page 36
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Word Description Value F780 0201 (ST317242A) 60–61 Total number of user-addressable 1874 0184 LBA sectors available: (ST313032A) 4312 0131 33,683,328 (ST317242A) (ST310232A) 25,434,228 (ST313032A) FBC0 0100 20,005,650 (ST310232A) (ST38422A) 16,841,664 (ST38422A)
Page 37
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Word Description Value Command sets enabled 0001 Command sets enable extension 4000 xx 1F Ultra DMA support and current mode Security erase time 0000 0000 Enhanced security erase time 91–127 ATA-reserved...
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Ultra DMA mode 0 is currently active. Ultra DMA mode 1 is currently active. Ultra DMA mode 2 is currently active. Ultra DMA mode 3 is currently active. Ultra DMA mode 4 is currently active.
Page 42
Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A Seagate Technology, Inc. 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066, USA Publication Number: 20400143-001, Rev. A, Printed in USA...