ST11200 Family Install Guide Introduction Before attempting any installation, please read through all applicable sections of this document, including all warnings and cautions. Warning. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed in accordance with these instruc- tions, may cause interference to radio com- munications.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide The physical design characteristics of the drive(s) described herein, serve to minimize EMI radiation when installed in an enclosure that provides reason- able shielding. As such, the drive(s) are capable of meeting the Class B limits of the FCC Rules and the Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communi- cations.
ST11200 Family Install Guide Before you begin Verify that the system is switched off and discon- nected from main power before any installation is attempted. Protect yourself, the drive, and your valuable pro- grams and data by reading the following cautions and warnings.
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• When transporting or shipping a drive or system, please ensure that they are correctly packed in original Seagate approved (or equivalent) container and shipped via an air-ride carrier experienced in handling computer equipment. Caution. The circuit assemblies and components...
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ST11200 Family Install Guide To insure optimum reliable equipment op- eration, it is required that technical support personnel discharge themselves by wear- ing a grounding strap around the wrist and be connected to a grounding terminal while working in the vicinity of, and while handling EOS/ESD susceptible assemblies/parts.
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4. The power supply must satisfy the safety require- ments for SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) cir- cuits. 5. Service is to be provided by trained Seagate ser- vice personnel. 6. The incorporation of the disc drives listed in this...
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3. Die Versorgungsspannungen werden im Kapitel 1.0 (Produkt Information) gezeigt. 4. Die Versorgungsspannung muss SELV entspre- chen. 5. Alle Arbeiten dürfen nur von ausgebildetem Seagate Service-Personal durchgefürhrt werden. 6. Der Einbau des Drives muss den Anforderungen gemäss DIN VDE 0805/05.90 oder EN60950: 1988...
ST11200 Family Install Guide Installation Overview Installation of the drive can be divided into distinct phases as outlined below. Some of these may not be applicable to your particular installation requirements. Refer to the individual drive installation sections for specific information on your drive model. •...
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If an installed drive is low-level formatted, all user data stored on the drive will be lost. Note. Seagate Technology assumes no liability for lost user data. • Partitioning and high level formatting: A drive can be sub-divided into "partitions"...
ST11200 Family Install Guide Product repair information Service requirements The special facilities required for the manufacture of these drives generally prohibit repair in the field. If problems occur during installation, please contact your supplier for assistance. Do not attempt to dissas- semble or repair.
Shipping: When transporting or shipping a drive, a Seagate approved container must be used. Keep your original box. They are easily identified by the Seagate Approved Package label. Shipping a drive in a non- approved container voids the drive warranty.
ST11200 Family Install Guide Product repair and return information Seagate customer service centers are the only facili- ties authorized to service Seagate drives. Seagate does not sanction any third-party repair facilities. Any unauthorized repair or tampering with the factory-seal voids the warranty.
ST11200 Family Install Guide Technical support services Please contact your dealer for technical support and installation troubleshooting. Product Technical Sup- port is available for all Seagate products by calling the SeaFAX, SeaFONE or SeaBOARD services. These are toll calls. SeaFAX: 408/438-2620...
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ST11200 Family Install Guide SeaBOARD: The Seagate Technical Support Bulletin Board System (BBS) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A modem is required to access this service. The commu- nications software must be set for eight data bits, no parity and one stop bit (8N1).
ST11200 Family Install Guide Drive specifications Product Information ST11200N/NC ST11200ND Interface [7] SCSI-2 Fast SCSI-2 Fast Cache Type Multi-segmented, 256 Kb Capacity MB Unformatted 1248 1248 Formatted [1] 1054 1054 Cylinders 1872 1872 Heads Sectors/track 74 (avg.) 74 (avg.) Recording method RLL (1,7) RLL (1,7) Rev/min...
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Product Information ST1980N Interface [7] SCSI-2 Fast Cache Type Multi-segmented, 256 Kb Capacity MB Unformatted 1021 Formatted [8] Cylinders 1730 Heads Sectors/track 74 (avg.) Recording method RLL (1,7) Rev/min 5411 Seek time (ms typ.)[2] Average Read 11.7 Write 12.5...
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Product Information ST1830N ST1950N Interface [7] SCSI-2 Fast SCSI-2 Fast Cache Type Multi-segmented, 256 Kb Capacity MB Unformatted Formatted [8] Cylinders 1325 1575 Heads Sectors/track 74 (avg.) 74 (avg.) Recording method RLL (1,7) RLL (1,7) Rev/min 5411 5411 Seek time (ms typ.)[2]...
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Notes. [1] Standard units are factory formatted with 512 data bytes per sector with twelve spare sectors per cylinder and 2 cylinders at inner tracks reserved for spares in addition to capacity listed. [2] Includes on-board controller overhead. [3] Maximum measured at any location on top cover.
ST11200 Family Install Guide Initial setup information For the initial setup connect the cables, set the SCSI bus address and remove, install, or leave as is the SCSI I/O line terminator resistor packs. These procedures are described in paragraphs following. SCSI interface cable connection Model ST11200 family are SCSI interface drives.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide SCSI address selection On "ND" model drives, make sure that the SCSI bus address jumper(s) are properly set for the bus address assigned to the drive. See figures at beginning of Section 3 showing the bus address select header and the jumper configurations that select addresses 0 through 7.
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PCB. The system manufacturer must provide some external means of I/O line termination. Read/write head auto-park Seagate disc drives described herein park the heads automatically at power off. This feature requires no operator intervention.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Optional parity bit enable Some systems require parity bit checking. Consult the system documentation for the specific requirements. See figures in Section 3 for location of Parity Bit Enable jumper. Jumper-on enables parity reporting by the SCSI bus.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide DC Power Connector Pin 1 I/O Terminators (single-ended I/O only) Pin 1 50 Pin SCSI I/O Connector Pin 1 End [1] Drives with model numbers ending in "NC" do not Figure 2. ST11200 Family 50 pin I/O and 4 pin DC power...
ST11200 Family Install Guide Drive configuration Each disc drive has option select header connectors on the sides and front where jumper plugs are installed to select the way that the drive is to be configured or to select its ID on the I/O bus. SCSI I/O drives On SCSI I/O drives with model numbers ending in "N"...
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ST11200 Family Install Guide SCSI I/O Connector See Figure 3b Pin 1 Pin 1 Drive with HDA up, PCB down, viewed from front Drive Front Pin 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Power Connector A 2 A 1 A 0 SCSI ID = 0 Pin 1 Jumper...
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Side View of Drive Pin 1 1 2 3 SCSI I/O Connector Pin 1 SCSI ID = 0 SCSI ID = 1 SCSI ID = 2 Drive Front SCSI ID = 3 SCSI ID = 4 DC Power Connector SCSI ID = 5...
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Notes for Figure 3a and 3b: [1] Notes explaining the functions of the various jump- ers on jumper header connectors J2, J5 and J6 are given below in order of jumper position (not con- nector pin number). The term "default" means as standard OEM units are configured when shipped from factory.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Jumper Position Jumper Function Description Reserved for later use. Default is jumper off. Jumper installed in position 2 enables the Delayed Motor Start option (if jumper in position 3 is off). Motor start delay is 16 times the drive ID number in seconds;...
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Jumper Position Jumper Function Description J2 6 Reserved for factory use. No jumper in- stalled. J2 7,8 Select terminator power source. In position 8 the drive supplies power to the SCSI bus, pin 26. In position 7 the drive supplies power only to its own terminators.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Jumper Position Jumper Function Description Either J5 or J6 (optional) may be used to 1,2,3 select drive ID. Both should not be used at the same time, because at some future time when the ID is changed the user could fail to configure both J5 and J6 the same.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Sync Interface REFIND + Master Sync Source Spindle Control Host (or other drive) Drive 1 SCSI Bus System Spindle Interface Control Drive 2 Spindle Control Drive n [1] Configuration Select Connector [2] Connection available only on ST11200NC Figure 4.
ST11200 Family Install Guide Drive installation This section describes the physical mounting of the drive in the host cabinet and the logical installation as a system member, which is called drive setup. Disc drive mounting Do not touch the connector pins or any PCB compo- nents without observing static-discharge precautions.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide • Verify that all connections between the drive and the host system are correctly installed. Most cables have a contrasting color stripe indicating pin 1. Pin 1 on the drive I/O connector and the DC power connector are indicated in Figures 1 and 2.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Grounding Signal ground (PCB) and HDA ground are connected together in the ST11200 drives family and cannot be separated by the user. The equipment in which the drive is mounted is connected directly to the HDA and PCB with no electrically isolating shock mounts.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Notes: (1) Mounting holes three on each side, 6-32 unc. Max screw length into side of drive 0.15 in. (3.81 mm) (2) Mounting holes four on bottom, 6-32 unc. Max screw length into bottom of drive 0.20 in.
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ST11200 Family Install Guide Notes: Mounting holes three on each side, 6-32 UNC. Max screw length into side of drive 0.15 in. (3.81 mm). Screw tightening torque 8.0 in-lb max with minimum thread engagement of .12 in (3.00 mm). Mounting holes four on bottom, 6-32 UNC. Pin 1 Max screw length into bottom of drive 0.20 in.
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FORMAT for high-level formatting. Consult your DOS manual for FORMAT and FDISK command options. Warning. If an installed drive is low-level format- ted, all user data stored on the drive is lost. Seagate Technology assumes no liability for lost user data.
ST11200 Family Install Guide Seagate Technology, Inc. 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA. 95066-4544, USA Publication Number: 77738480, Rev. D Printed in USA...
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