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1998, 1999 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved Publication Number: 20400128-001, Rev. B, January 1999 Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Seagate logo and Medalist are reg- istered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. Other product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their owners.
Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifi- cations for the Medalist 13640 (ST313640A), Medalist 10230 (ST310230A), Medalist 6422 (ST36422A) and the Medalist 3210 (ST33210A). These drives are referred to throughout this manual by their model numbers.
Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 ST313640A ST310230A ST36422A...
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Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B Drive Specification ST313640A ST310230A ST36422A ST33210A Length (mm max) 147.00 Weight (grams typical) Track-to-track seek time (msec typical) 1.5 (read), 3.0 (write) Average seek time (msec typical) 9.5 (read), 12.0 (write)
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Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B Drive Specification ST313640A ST310230A ST36422A ST33210A Wet bulb temperature (max) 29.4°C (op.), 29.4°C (nonop.) Altitude (meters below –122 to 3,048 (op.) mean sea level, max) –122 to 12,192 (nonop.) Shock, operating...
Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 ST313640A, ST310230A, ST36422A and the ST33210A.
Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not spinning, and the servo and read/write electronics are in power-down mode. Mode Typical Watts RMS Typical Amps RMS Spinup —...
Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 All shock specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input shock applied at the drive mounting screws.
Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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,...
Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B 1.12.3 FCC verification These drives are intended to be contained solely within a personal computer or similar enclosure (not attached as an external device). As such, each drive is considered to be a subassembly even when it is individually marketed to the customer.
Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B Command Supported by Command name code ST313640A, ST310230A, ST36422A, ST33210A Write Multiple Write Sectors ATA-standard power-management commands Check Power Mode or E5 Idle or E3 Idle Immediate or E1 Sleep...
Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B Word Description Value 10–19 Serial number: ASCII (20 ASCII characters, 0000 = none) Retired 0000 Retired 0100 Obsolete 0000 23–26 Firmware revision (8 ASCII character x.xx string, padded with blanks to end of...
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Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B Word Description Value 60–61 Total number of user-addressable 4FC4 0195 (ST313640A) LBA sectors available: 4312 0131 (ST310230A) 26,562,500 (ST313640A) BDEC 00BE 20,005,650 (ST310230A) (ST36422A) 12,500,460 (ST36422A) D680 0060 6,346,368 (ST33210A)
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Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B Word Description Value Command sets enable extension 4000 0 x 07 Ultra DMA support and current mode Security erase time 0000 Enhanced security erase time 0000 0000 91–127 ATA-reserved Security status 0000 129–159...
Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, 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 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B 3.2.4 S.M.A.R.T. commands S.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure prediction for disc drives. When S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, the drive monitors predetermined drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time. If self-monitoring determines that a failure is likely, S.M.A.R.T.
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Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B Seagate Technology, Inc. 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066, USA Publication Number: 20400128-001, Rev. B, Printed in USA...
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