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Seagate Medalist 4340 Product Manual

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  • Page 1 ..Medalist 4340, Medalist 3230 ........
  • Page 3 ..Medalist 4340, Medalist 3230 ........
  • 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 5: Table Of Contents

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Contents Introduction ......1 Specification summary table .
  • Page 6 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A 1.12.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility ... . 15 1.12.3 FCC verification ....15 2.0 Drive mounting and configuration .
  • Page 7 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Figures Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile for the ST34340A and ST33230A ....10 Figure 2.
  • Page 8 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Introduction The Medalist 4340 (ST34340A), Medalist 3230 (ST33230A), Medalist 2120 (ST32120A), Medalist 1721 (ST31721A) and Medalist 1010 (ST31010A) provide the following key features: Low power consumption Quiet operation Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 16.7 Mbytes per...

  • Page 10: Specification Summary Table

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, 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 ST34340A ST33230A ST32120A ST31721A ST31010A...
  • Page 11 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Drive ST34340A ST33230A ST32120A ST31721A ST31010A Specification Weight (grams typical) Track-to-track seek time (msec typical) 2 (seek), 2.5 (read), 3.5 (write) Average seek time (msec typical) 12 (seek), 12.5 (read), 14.5 (write)
  • Page 12 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Drive ST34340A ST33230A ST32120A ST31721A ST31010A Specification Wet bulb tempera- ture (°C max) 28.9 (op.), 28.9 (nonop.) Altitude (meters above mean sea –61 to 3,048 (op.) level, max) –61 to 12,192 (nonop.)

  • Page 13: Drive Specifications

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, 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 ST34340A, ST33230A, ST32120A, ST31721A and the ST31010A.

  • Page 14: Supported Chs Translation Geometries

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, 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) Drive Sectors Read/Write (read/write heads) Model per track heads (cylinders)

  • Page 15: Physical Characteristics

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Internal data-transfer rate 87.8 (Mbits per second max) I/O data-transfer rate 16.7 (PIO mode 4 with IORDY) (Mbytes per second max) 16.7 (multiword DMA mode 2) Interleave Cache buffer (Kbytes) 1.4 Physical characteristics...

  • Page 16: Start/Stop Times

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Seek Read Write Seek type (msec, typ.) (msec, typ.) (msec, typ.) Track-to-track Average 12.0 12.5 14.5 Full-stroke 21.5 22.0 23.0 Average latency: 6.67 msec Note. These drives are designed to consistently meet the seek times represented in this manual.
  • Page 17 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Operating power and current are measured using 40% random seeks, 40% read/write mode (1 write for each 10 reads), and 20% drive inactive. Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, servo electron- ics are active, and the heads are left in a random track location.

  • Page 18: Figure 1. Typical Startup And Operation Current Profile For The

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A 1.7.1.1 Typical current profile Figures 1 and 2 show typical current profiles. Current (mA) 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 Time (seconds) Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile for the...

  • Page 19: Conducted Noise

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, 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.

  • Page 20: Environmental Tolerances

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A enabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any time disc access is necessary. Sleep mode. The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep Immediate command from the host.

  • Page 21: Altitude

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A 1.8.3.2 Wet bulb temperature Operating 28.9°C (84°F) max Nonoperating 28.9°C (84°F) max 1.8.4 Altitude Operating –61 m to 3,048 m (–200 ft to +10,000 ft) Nonoperating –61 m to 12,192 m (–200 ft to +40,000 ft) 1.8.5 Shock...

  • Page 22: Drive Acoustics

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A 1.8.6.2 Nonoperating vibration The following lists the maximum nonoperating vibration that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation. 5–350 Hz 5.0 Gs acceleration (zero to peak) 1.9 Drive acoustics...

  • Page 23: Agency Certification

    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.
  • Page 24 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Radio and Television Interference. This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception.

  • Page 25: Drive Mounting And Configuration

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, 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 standard static-discharge precautions. A grounded wrist-strap is pre- ferred.

  • Page 26: Drive Mounting

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A ATA interface connector Alternate capacity jumper 4-pin power 2 4 6 connector Master/slave Full capacity (as shipped) 1 3 5 jumper settings Drive is slave Limit capacity to 2.1 Gbytes (4,092 cylinders)

  • Page 27: Figure 4. Mounting Dimensions-Top, Side And End View

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A 0.180 ± 0.015 Note: (4.57 ± 0.38) Units are in inches (mm) Tolerances: 0. xx ± 0.01 0. xxx ± 0.005 0.230 ± 0.015 2.23 ± 0.03 (5.84 ± 0.38 (56.6 ± 0.8 3.72 ±...
  • Page 28 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A...

  • Page 29: Ata Interface

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A 3.0 ATA interface These drives use the industry-standard ATA task file interface. It supports both 8-bit and 16-bit data transfers. It supports ATA programmed in- put/output (PIO) modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4; and ATA multiword DMA modes 0, 1 and 2.

  • Page 30: Figure 5. I/O Pins And Supported Ata Signals

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Drive pin # Host pin # and signal description Signal name Reset – Host Reset Ground Ground Host Data Bus Bit 7 Host Data Bus Bit 8 Host Data Bus Bit 6...

  • Page 31: Ata Interface Commands

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A 3.2 ATA Interface commands 3.2.1 Supported ATA commands The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Draft Proposed ATA-3 Standard. See Section 3.2.4 on page 30 for details and subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T.
  • Page 32 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A continued from previous page Supported by Command Medalist 4340, 3230, Command name code 2120, 1721 and 1010 Set Features Set Multiple Mode Write Buffer Write DMA (w/retry) Write DMA (no retry)

  • Page 33: Identify Drive Command

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be described in the Draft Proposed ATA-3 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 34 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A continued from previous page Word Description Contents 7–9 Vendor-specific 0000 Serial number: 10–19 ASCII (20 ASCII characters, 0000 = none) Vendor-specific (obsolete) 0000 Vendor-specific (obsolete) 0000 Number of bytes available on Read Long,...
  • Page 35 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Word Description Contents 3FD0 (ST34340A) Total number of user-addressable 2FDC LBA sectors available (w/word 61) (ST33230A) F040 8,404,944 (ST34340A) (ST32120A) 6,303,708 (ST33230A) CD90 4,124,736 (ST32120A) (ST31721A) 3,329,424 (ST31721A) 44E0 2,114,784 (ST31010A)
  • Page 36 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Word Description Contents Major version number 0007 Minor version number FFFF Command sets supported 0009 Command sets supported 4000 84–127 ATA-reserved 0000 Security status specific xxxx 129–159 Vendor-specific 0000 160–255 ATA-reserved 0000 Note.

  • Page 37: Set Features Command

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A 3.2.3 Set Features command This command controls the implementation of various features that the drive supports. When the drive receives this command, it sets BSY, checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates an interrupt.

  • Page 38: Commands

    Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A 3.2.4 S.M.A.R.T. commands Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) is an emerging technology that provides near-term failure prediction for disc drives. When S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, the Seagate drive monitors prede- termined drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time. If self-monitoring determines that a failure is likely, S.M.A.R.T.
  • Page 39 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A Supported by Code in Medalist 4340, Features 3230, 2120, 1721 Register S.M.A.R.T. Command and 1010 S.M.A.R.T. Return Status Enable/disable Automatic Off-line Data Collection Note. If an appropriate code is not written to the Features Register, the command will be aborted and 0x04 (abort) will be written to the Error register.
  • Page 41 Medalist 4340, 3230, 2120, 1721 and 1010, Rev. A...
  • Page 42 Seagate Technology, Inc. 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066, USA Publication Number: 20400054-001, Rev. A, Printed in USA...

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