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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifi- cations for the Medalist 17240 (ST317240A), Medalist 13030 (ST313030A), Medalist 10231 (ST310231A), Medalist 8420 (ST38420A) and the Medalist 4310 (ST34310A). These drives are referred to throughout this manual by their model numbers.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 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 Specification ST317240A ST313030A ST310231A ST38420A...
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Drive Specification ST317240A ST313030A ST310231A ST38420A ST34310A Length (mm max) 147.00 Weight (grams typical) Track-to-track seek time (msec typical) Average seek time (msec typical) Full-stroke seek time (msec typical) 16.5 Average latency...
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Drive Specification ST317240A ST313030A ST310231A ST38420A ST34310A Relative humidity gradient 10% per hour max Wet bulb temperature (max) 29.4°C (op.), 29.4°C (nonop.) Altitude –122 to 3,048 (op.) (meters below mean –122 to 12,192 (nonop.)
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 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 ST317240A, ST313030A, ST310231A, ST38420A and the ST34310A.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 1.1.2 Supported CHS translation geometries These drives support any translation geometry that satisfies all of the following conditions: • Sectors per track • Cylinders 16,383 (for drives over 8.4 Gbytes) •...
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Seek type (msec, typical) Track-to-track Average Full-stroke 16.5 Average latency: 5.6 msec Note. These drives are designed to consistently meet the seek times represented in this manual. Physical seeks, regardless of mode (such as track-to-track and average) are expected to meet or exceed the noted values.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Operating power and current are measured using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read/write mode (1 write for each 10 reads), and 20 percent drive inactive. Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, with servo electronics active, and with the heads in a random track location.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 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.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Sleep mode. The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. The heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 1.8.4 Altitude Operating –122 m to 3,048 m (–400 ft to 10,000+ ft) Nonoperating –122 m to 12,192 m (–400 ft to 40,000+ ft) 1.8.5 Shock During shock tests, the drive was mounted securely with the input shock applied at the drive mounting screws.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 1.8.6.2 Nonoperating vibration The following table lists the maximum nonoperating vibration that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation. 5–22 Hz 0.20-inch displacement (peak to peak)
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 1.11 Reliability Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 10 bits read, max Mean time between failures 400,000 power-on hours (nominal power, 25°C ambient tem- perature) Contact start-stop cycles 40,000 cycles (at nominal voltage and temperature,...
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.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 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 preferred.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B ATA interface connector 2 4 6 4-pin power connector 1 3 5 Alternate capacity and master/slave jumper settings Slave The drive is shipped with a jumper on pins 7 Master or single drive and 8.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 3.0 ATA interface These drives use the industry-standard ATA task file interface that supports 16-bit data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4; multiword DMA modes 0, 1 and 2; and Ultra DMA modes 0, 1 and 2.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Drive pin # Host pin # and signal description Signal name Reset – Hardware Reset Ground Ground Host Data Bus Bit 7 Host Data Bus Bit 8 Host Data Bus Bit 6...
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 3.2 ATA Interface commands 3.2.1 Supported ATA commands The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the drive sup- ports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Draft ATA-4 Standard.
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Command Supported by Command name code ST317240A, ST313030A, ST310231A, ST38420A, ST34310A Write DMA Write Multiple Write Sectors ATA-standard power-management commands Check Power Mode or E5 Idle or E3 Idle Immediate or E1...
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be described in the Draft ATA-4 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.
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Word Description Value Retired 0000 Retired 0100 Obsolete 0000 23–26 Firmware revision (8 ASCII character x.xx string, padded with blanks to end of string) ST317240A ST313030A 27–46 Drive model number: (40 ASCII...
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Word Description Value 60–61 Total number of user-addressable F780 0201 (ST317240A) LBA sectors available: 1874 0184 (ST313030A) 33,683,328 (ST317240A) 4312 0131 25,434,228 (ST313030A) (ST310231A) 20,005,650 (ST310231A) FBC0 0100 16,841,664 (ST38420A) (ST38420A)
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Word Description Value Command sets enabled 0001 Command sets enable extension 4000 0 x 07 Ultra DMA support and current mode Security erase time 0000 0000 Enhanced security erase time 91–127...
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 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.
Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B that are susceptible to degradation over time. If self-monitoring determines that a failure is likely, S.M.A.R.T. makes a status report available to the host. Not all failures are predictable. S.M.A.R.T. predictability is limited to the attributes the drive can monitor.
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Seagate Technology, Inc. 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066, USA Publication Number: 20400134-001, Rev. B, Printed in USA...