Chapter 1 General Description - Fujitsu MAF3364LC - Enterprise 36.4 GB Hard Drive Product Manual

This manual describes the MAF3364LC/LP/MC/MP (hereafter, MAF series), MAE3182LC/LP,
MAE3091LC/LP, (hereafter, MAE series), and MAG3182LC/LP/MC/MP, MAG3091LC/LP/MC/MP
(hereafter, MAG series), 3.5-inch fixed disk drives with an embedded SCSI controller.
This manual details the specifications and functions of the above disk drive, and gives the requirements
and procedures for installing it into a host computer system.
This manual is written for users who have a basic understanding of fixed disk drives and their use in
computer systems. The MANUAL ORGANIZATION section describes organization and scope of this
manual. The need arises, use the other manuals.
Chapter 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This chapter introduces the MAF series, MAE series and MAG series disk drives and discusses their
standard features, hardware, and system configuration.
Chapter 2 SPECIFICATIONS
This chapter gives detailed specifications of the MAF series, MAE series and MAG series disk drives
and their installation environment.
Chapter 3 DATA FORMAT
This chapter describes the data structure of the disk, the address method, and what to do about media
defects.
Chapter 4 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
This chapter describes the basic physical and electrical requirements for installing MAF series, MAE
series and MAG series disk drives.
Chapter 5 INSTALLATION
This chapter explains how to install MAF series, MAE series and MAG series disk drives. It includes
the notice and procedures for setting device number and operation modes, mounting the disk drive,
connecting the cables, and confirming drive operation.
Chapter 6 DIAGNOSIS and MAINTENANCE
This chapter describes the automatic diagnosis, and maintenance of the MAF series, MAE series and
MAG series disk drive.
APPENDIX A to D
The appendixes give supplementary information, including the locations of mounting setting terminals
and connectors, a list of setting items, the signal assignments of interface connectors, lists of model
names and product numbers, and SCSI interface functions.
The model numbers have a suffix that describes the electrical requirements of the SCSI interface
between host system and disk drive, the data formatted at the factory and device type.
PREFACE
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