Drive Orientation; Cooling; Figure 10. Elite 9 Drive Recommended Mounting - Seagate Elite 9 Product Manual

Elite 9 Product Manual, Rev. C
7.6.1
7.6.2

Drive orientation

Elite drives are designed to be mounted on their bases (horizontally) or on
either side as shown in Figure 10. All drive performance evaluations have
been done with the drive in horizontal (discs level) and vertical (drive on its
side) orientations, which are the two preferred mounting orientations.
Up
Pin 1
DC Power
Cable
Note:
Either side- or bottom-mounting screws
1
can be used with each drive orientation

Figure 10. Elite 9 drive recommended mounting

Cooling

Ensure that the enclosure you use provides adequate cooling so that the
ambient temperature immediately surrounding the drive does not exceed
temperature conditions specified in Section 7.4.1. Ensure that you provide
adequate air circulation around the printed circuit boards (PCBs) to meet
the requirements of Section 6.2.2.
1
6-32
Bottom-Mounting
Screws (4)
Drive
Pin
1
2
3
4
2
DC Power
Connector
J15
M4 x .70
(metric)
DC power and pin
2
connector assignments
1 2 3 4
Power Supply
(9 pin)
Power
Pin Number
+12 VDC 7, 8
+12 Volts return 6, 9
+5 Volts return 3, 4
+5 VDC 1, 2
Up
M4 x .70
(metric)
6-32
Screw
Side-Mounting
Screws (2 on
1
6-32
each side)
Screw
33