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Page 1: Installation Guide
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
©1996, 1997 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved Publication Number: 83329180, Rev. B September 1997 Seagate, Seagate Technology, and the Seagate logo are regis- tered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. Cheetah, SeaFAX, SeaFONE, SeaNET, SeaTDD, and SeaBOARD are either trade- marks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. -
Page 3: Preface
Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Preface This manual contains information for users of Seagate Cheetah 4LP FC (Fibre Channel interface) disc drives. It provides techni- cal support information, performance specifications, installation instructions, and a troubleshooting section. Additional informa- tion is available in the Cheetah 4LP FC Product Manual (part number 83329190). -
Page 4: Important Safety Information And Precautions
all be grounded to avoid potentially damaging static dis- charges. • 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 or tray prior to inserting it into the system. - Page 5 As a component, the drive is designed to be installed and oper- ated in accordance with UL1950, IEC950, CSA C22.2 950-M89, and VDE0805 and EN60950. Seagate takes all reasonable steps to ensure that its products are certifiable to currently accepted standards.
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Page 6: Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
This unit is a component part and as such is not meant to comply with FCC or similar national requirements as a stand-alone unit. Engineering radiated emissions test results are available through the Seagate Safety Department to assist the subsystem designer. Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Vorsicht. - Page 7 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Die Verfahren in diesem Handbuch und die Aufkleber auf dem Gerät enthalten Warn- und Vorsichtshinweise. Diese Hinweise sind sorgfältig durchzulesen und zu beachten, um das Risiko von Verletzungen auf ein Mindestmaß zu beschränken oder ganz zu vermeiden.
- Page 8 • Tragen Sie Sicherheitsschuhe, wenn Sie schwere Teile aus- bzw. einbauen. • Wenn das Laufwerk in einem Einbaugestell oder Gehäuse montiert ist, sorgen Sie dafür, daß die Temperatur im Inneren des Gestells oder Gehäuses die für das Laufwerk vorgegebenen Grenzwerte nicht übersteigt. Wenn Einheiten vertikal übereinander besonders auf den oberen Stapelbereich, da dort die Tem-...
- Page 9 Als Teilkomponente ist dieses Laufwerk für die Installation und den Betrieb in Übereinstimmung mit UL 1950, IEC950, EN60950, CSA C22.2 950 und VDE0805 vorgesehen. Seagate ist ständig bemüht, die Zulassungsfähigkeit von Seagate-Produkten im Rahmen der gegenwärtig geltenden Standards zu gewährleisten. Zu den typischen Anwendungen dieser Festplattenwerke zählen Systemeinbau durch den...
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Page 10: Regulatory Agency Compliance
External modem • Mouse Although the test system with this Seagate model complies to the directives/standard(s), we cannot guarantee that all systems will comply. The computer manufacturer or system integrator shall confirm EMC compliance and provide CE Marking and C- Tick Marking for their product. - Page 11 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Electromagnetic compliance for the European Union If this model has the CE Marking it complies with the European Union 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/EEC of 22 July 1993.
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Page 12: Seagate Technical Support Services
If ® you need additional assistance with your Seagate drive or other Seagate products, use one of the Seagate technical sup- port services listed below. SeaFONE® 1-800-SEAGATE Seagate’s 800 number (1-800-732-4283) allows toll-free access... - Page 13 Online technical support for Seagate products is available on CompuServe. To access our technical support forum, type go seagate . This forum provides information similar to that found on SeaBOARD. In addition, you can type questions or browse through previous questions and answers on the forum mes- sages.
- Page 14 FAX services SeaFAX® You can use a touch-tone telephone to access Seagate’s auto- mated FAX system to receive technical support information by return FAX. This service is available 24 hours daily. Location Phone number Australia 61-2-9756-5170 England 44-1628-894084 1-800-SEAGATE or 408-456-4496...
- Page 15 82-2-556-8241 Singapore 65-488-7584 (9:00 to 5:00 Taiwan 886-2-514-2237 Please dial 1-800-SEAGATE or 408-456-4496 for the specific product telephone number. (8:00 Central time, M–F) SeaTDD™ 405-936-1687 Using a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you can send questions or comments 24 hours daily and exchange mes-...
- Page 16 Seagate service representative for warranty information. Other customers should contact their place of purchase. Seagate offers comprehensive customer support for all Seagate drives. These services are available worldwide. Location Asia Pacific and Australia Europe, Middle East,...
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Page 17: General Description
Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B General description Cheetah 4LP FC disc drives are high-speed, random-access digital-data storage devices designed to be used within a Fibre Channel host system. The drive is a component for installation in an enclosure designed for the drive. - Page 18 Characteristics Interface Capacity Unformatted (Gbytes) Formatted (Gbytes) Recording Cylinders (user) Read/write data heads Servo heads (embedded) Avg bytes/track Access time Average read (msec) Average write (msec) Disc rotation Average latency (msec) Data transfer rate Maximum instantaneous (Mbytes/sec) DC power requirements (±5%) Maximum start current Maximum operating current Average idle current...
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Page 19: Installing The Cheetah 4Lp Fc Drive
Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Installing the Cheetah 4LP FC drive To install a Cheetah 4LP FC drive, simply plug the drive directly into 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 supplied through the connector. -
Page 20: Kühlung Des Systems
Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Figure 2 shows one design approach with one or more fans used to generate air flow. The air-flow pattern can be created by the fans either pushing or drawing air. The overall flow pattern must be directed from side to side in most FC-SCA systems. - Page 21 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B 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) Figure 2: Suggested air flow Abbildung 2.
- Page 22 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 6-32 UNC screws.
- Page 23 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Schraube nicht ohne Widerstand einschrauben läßt, sind die Gewinde nicht korrekt aneinander ausgerichtet. Figure 3: Dimensions Abbildung 3: Laufwerkabmessungen Notes: Mounting holes three on each side, 6-32 UNC. Max screw length into side of drive 0.15 in. (3.81 mm).
- Page 24 Inserting the drive Most systems provide a way to insert the drive using a carrier or tray which allows the drive to be hot-plugged into the system’s Fibre Channel 40-pin single connector attachment (FC-SCA). Refer to your system documentation about the method they pro- vide and follow their instructions.
- Page 25 If you want to enable the write cache, refer to your system’s drive controller and software utility docu- mentation. Seagate provides an ASPI utility that you can use in a PC compatible system to enable the write cache. It is available on Seagate’s CompuServe forum and on the Seagate BBS...
- Page 26 Drive Front Port A Bypass LED [1] Port B Bypass LED [1] Fault LED [1] Reserved Active LED [2] Active LED [1] Ground [3] [1] The drive has a 2.2k ohm resistor in series with this LED driver. Connect the minus side of an external high-efficiency LED (i.e. 2ma) to this pin.
- Page 27 Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Table 1: FC-SCA pin descriptions Pin/contact Signal name –EN bypass port A 12 Volts 12 Volts 12 Volts –Parallel ESI Ground Active LED out Reserved RMT_start DLYD_start –EN bypass port B SEL_6 SEL_5 SEL_4 SEL_3 Fault LED out...
- Page 28 Pin/contact Signal name Ground +Port B_in –Port B_in Ground +Port A_out –Port A_out Ground +Port B_out –Port B_out Ground SEL_2 SEL_1 SEL_0 Reserved NC 5 Volts charge Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Signal type Diff. PECL input pair Diff.
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Page 29: Troubleshooting
Cheetah 4LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. B Troubleshooting Before calling Seagate Technical Support, please read the pos- sibilities discussed below. The suggestions presented here will resolve the majority of installation problems. General installation troubleshooting • Check system compatibility. This is a Fibre Channel (FC) device. - Page 32 Seagate Technology, Inc. 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066-4544, USA Publication Number: 83329180, Rev. B, Printed in USA...
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