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Seagate Medalist Pro Family Product Manual

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  • Page 1 ..Medalist Pro Family ........
  • Page 3 ......... . . Medalist Family .
  • Page 4 Other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from Seagate Technology, Inc.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B Contents Introduction ......1 Quick specification chart ..... . 3 1.0 Specifications .
  • Page 6 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 1.19 FCC verification ..... . 14 2.0 Configuring and mounting the drive ... . . 17 2.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions .
  • Page 7 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B Figures Figure 1. Typical startup current profile ....8 Figure 2. ATA interface connector ....18 Figure 3.
  • Page 8 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    ST36450A for the Medalist Pro 6450 and ST36451A for the Medalist Pro 6451. ® Seagate desktop products take a step into the future with the ST36450A and ST36451A. These drives feature MR heads and PRML recording technology, Fast ATA-2 and Ultra ATA performance, segmented cache, embedded servo technology, low noise and power management The ST36450A and the ST36451A each contain five discs.
  • Page 10 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B The ATA commands with specific applications for these drives and the Seagate-unique commands the drives use are discussed in Section 3.0 on page 25. A complete list of the commands the drives support are found in the table on page 27.

  • Page 11: Quick Specification Chart

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B Quick specification chart The following table serves as a quick reference for the drives’ perform- ance specifications. These and other specifications are discussed in “Specifications” on page 5. ST36450A ST36451A Drive specification Guaranteed capacity (Gbytes) (x10 bytes) 6.4 Guaranteed sectors 12,594,960 12,594,960...
  • Page 12 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B continued from previous page ST36450A ST36451A Drive specification Height (inches max) 1.027 1.027 Width (inches max) 4.023 4.023 Depth (inches max) 5.787 5.787 Typical weight (lb) Spinup current (max) 3.0A 3.0A Seek power (typical) 9.8W 9.8W Read/Write power and current (typical)

  • Page 13: Specifications

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 1.0 Specifications 1.1 Formatted capacity Medalist Pro drives are low-level formatted at the factory. You cannot low-level format them. These drives support cylinder-head-sector (CHS) and logical-block ad- dressing (LBA) translation modes. You can use the Identify drive (EC command to verify the address modes the drives support, the number of cylinders, sectors per track, total number of sectors, heads and other parame- ters.

  • Page 14: Physical Organization

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 1.2 Physical organization ST36450A ST36451A Read/write heads Discs 1.3 Functional specifications ST36450A ST36451A Interface ATA-2 Ultra ATA Recording method PRML (8/9 ) PRML (8/9) External data burst transfer rate: 16.6 16.6 PIO mode 4 (Mbytes per sec) 16.6 16.6 DMA mode 2 (Mbytes per sec)

  • Page 15: Physical Dimensions

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 1.4 Physical dimensions The mounting dimensions are shown in Figure 6 on page 23. Height, max 1.027 inch (26.09 mm) Width, max 4.025 inches (102.2 mm) Depth, max 5.787 inches (146.99 mm) Weight 1.5 lb (0.68 Kg) 1.5 Seek time Seek value is the interval between the time the actuator begins to move...

  • Page 16: Start And Stop Times

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B from the start of a read until the buffer segment is full or until another command is received. Write immediate. The drive uses the write segment to store write commands and data. After the drive receives all of the data for the command, it issues a write complete.

  • Page 17: Power-Up Sequence

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 1.9 Power-up sequence 1. Power is applied to the drive. 2. When power is applied, the LED stays on for about 1 second. 3. The spindle motor reaches operating speed in about 4 seconds. 4.
  • Page 18 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B All measurements were taken at the drive power connector. A true RMS meter is used to measure all modes except Standby. A DMM is used for Standby measurements. 1.11.1.1 Active mode During the Active mode, the drive is involved in spinup, seeking or read/write activities.

  • Page 19: Power Consumption

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 1.11.2 Power consumption In the table below, the values apply at the drive power connector. Current was measured with an RMS DC ammeter. Read/ Spinup Seek write Idle Standby Current at +12V Amps max 3.0A —...

  • Page 20: Temperature Gradient

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 1.13.2 Temperature gradient Operating 20 C per hour (36 F per hour) Nonoperating 25 C per hour (45 F per hour) 1.13.3 Altitude Operating –1,000 ft. to 10,000 ft. (–305 m to 3,048 m) Nonoperating –1,000 ft.

  • Page 21: Acoustics

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 1.15 Acoustics This table shows the overall A-weighted acoustic sound power and sound pressure levels for the drives. All measurements are generally consistent with ISO document 7779. Acoustic measurements are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. The drive is oriented with the top cover up for all tests.

  • Page 22: Electromagnetic Compliance For The European Union

    3.5-inch floppy disc drives Keyboard Monitor/display Although the test system with this Seagate model complies to the directives, we cannot guarantee that all systems will comply. The com- puter manufacturer or system integrator shall confirm EMC compliance and provide CE Marking for their product. The drive is not meant for external use (without properly designed enclosure, shielded I/O cable, etc.) and that a terminator should be used on all unused I/O ports.
  • Page 23 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, you are encouraged to try one or more of the following corrective measures: Reorient the receiving antenna.
  • Page 24 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B Sicherheitsanleitung 1. Das Gerrät ist ein Einbaugerät, das für eine maximale Umgebung- stemperatur von 50°C vorgesehen ist. 2. Zur Befestigung des Laufwerks werden 4 Schrauben 6-32 UNC-2A benötigt. Bei seitlicher Befestigung darf die maximale Länge der Schrauben im Chassis nicht mehr als 5,08 mm und bei Befestigung an der Unterseite nicht mehr als 5,08 mm betragen.

  • Page 25: Configuring And Mounting The Drive

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 2.0 Configuring and mounting the drive This section contains the specifications and instructions for configuring and mounting the drive. 2.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions After you unpack the drive, and before you install it in a system, be careful not to damage it through mishandling.

  • Page 26: I/O Cable And Connector

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 2.2 I/O cable and connector The drive uses a 40-pin, male I/O connector with two rows of twenty pins each and a notch for keying. Pin 20 is removed for keying purposes. A drawing of the I/O connector is shown in Figure 2.

  • Page 27: Options Jumper Block

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 2.4 Options jumper block The options jumper block (J5), shown in Figure 3, is used to configure the drives for operation. It is the 8-pin dual header between the I/O connector and the power connector. Pin 1 is located next to the power connector and is farthest from the printed circuit board.

  • Page 28: Master/Slave Configuration

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B Options jumper block (J5) Spare Jumper One drive only Drive is slave Master with an ATA-compatible slave Alternate Capacity (AC) Cable select Remote LED connection 7 5 3 Circuit Board Figure 4. Configuration Settings 2.4.1 Master/slave configuration Use the following settings to configure the drive as a master or a slave.

  • Page 29: Alternate Capacity Jumper

    You can connect a remote LED to pins 3(–) and 4(+) of the options jumper block (J5). Do not install a shunt jumper on these pins. Because the jumper block uses a 0.1-inch connector, you may need to replace the current connector. Use Seagate connector part number 10562-001 or an equivalent.

  • Page 30: Mounting The Drive

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B Slave CSEL not carried to pin 28 of this connector Master Pin 28 grounded at computer Computer Figure 5. Connecting cable-selected drives 2.5 Mounting the drive You can mount the drive in any orientation. Use the set of mounting guidelines below that are appropriate to the type of mounting holes used: either bottom mounting holes or side mounting holes.

  • Page 31: Figure 6. Mounting Dimensions

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 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 6.0 in-lb (0.675 NM) max with minimum thread engagement of 0.12 in.
  • Page 32 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B...

  • Page 33: Ata Interface

    3.1 ATA Interface connector pin assignments The signal name and signal direction for each I/O connector pin is shown in Figure 7 on page 26. See the Seagate ATA Interface Reference Manual , publication number 36111- xxx , for a complete description of each pin.

  • Page 34: Figure 7. Ata Interface Connector Pin Assignments

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B Drive Host Reset – Host Reset Ground Ground Host Data Bus Bit 7 Host Data Bus Bit 8 Host Data Bus Bit 6 Host Data Bus Bit 9 Host Data Bus Bit 5 DD10 Host Data Bus Bit 10 Host Data Bus Bit 4...

  • Page 35: Command Set

    Draft X3T10.2008D Rev. 6, Information Technology—AT Attachment-3 Interface ATA-3 . Additional information about the drive commands and features is provided in the Seagate ATA Interface Reference Manual, 36311-xxx , Small Form Factor Specification, SFF-8011 Rev 1.1, Sep- tember 18, 1993 , and Small Form-Factor Committee Specification Draft SFF-8055i, January 8,1996, Revision 1.0, Preliminary Document...
  • Page 36 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B continued from previous page Parameters used Command Command name code (in hex) FR SC SN CY DH Identify drives Idle 97, E3 Idle and Set Idle Timer Idle Immediate 95, F8, E1 Initialize Drive Parameters Read DMA C8, C9 —...

  • Page 37: Identify Drive Command

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 3.2.1 Identify drive command (EC The Identify drive parameters for the drives are listed in the table below. Note. If the alternate capacity jumper is installed on the drive, the drive capacity is reduced in Word 1 to 4,092 cylinders. Word Description Value...
  • Page 38 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B continued from previous page Word Description Value Current valid ST36450A 0003 0001 words 54–58 and 64–70 are valid ST36451A 0007 words 54–58, 64–70 and 85–85 are valid Number of current logical ST36450A = 13,328 cylinders ST36451A = 13,328 Number of current logical...
  • Page 39 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B Word Description Value Minimum PIO transfer 120 nsec with IORDY flow control Reserved 0000 69–79 Major version number 000E supports ATA-3 supports ATA-2 supports ATA-1 Minor version number 0000 Command set support ST36450A = 0000 ST36451A = 7069 Command set support ST36450A = 0000...

  • Page 40: Set Features Command (Ef H )

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 3.2.2 Set Features command (EF The Set Features command (command code EF ) allows you to enable and disable the multisegmented cache and Automatic Reallocation features and to identify the transfer modes the drives use. The multiseg- mented buffer consists of Read Look-ahead and write-immediate and write-merging features.
  • Page 41 Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B 3.2.2.1 PIO and DMA Data-Transfer Modes You can set the multiword DMA mode and identify the PIO data-transfer mechanism and transfer mode with the Set Features command. To set the multiword DMA mode: 1.

  • Page 42: Standby Timer Timeout Period

    Idle command or Standby command. The value corresponds to a predetermined period of drive inactivity. The table below lists the values the Seagate drives use and their corresponding timeout period.

  • Page 43: Synchronous Dma Transfer

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B You can disable both the Write Reallocation and write cache using value . These two features coexists as a pair and are enabled/disabled together. 3.3 Synchronous DMA Transfer 3.3.1 Signal Line Definitions Some existing ATA signal lines are redefined during the Synchronous DMA protocol to provide new functions.

  • Page 44: Error Register

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B During the entire burst, –CS0, –CS1, and –IOCS16 are in the high negated state. DA2, DA1 and DA0 are driven low. The drive begins driving and stops tristating IORDY when –DMACK is first asserted and SyncDMA is enabled. The drive must continue to drive IORDY until –DMACK is de-asserted and then tristates IORDY within (Tiordyz) nanoseconds.

  • Page 45: Appendix. Timing Diagrams

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B Appendix. Timing diagrams Without IORDY, the drives operate at programmed I/O timing specifica- tions, as shown below. Address valid DIOR and DIOW Write data valid Read data valid IOCS16 Figure 8. Programmed I/O timing without IORDY Time Description Cycle time...

  • Page 46: Figure 9. Programmed I/O Timing With Iordy

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B When using IORDY, the drives operate at programmed timing specifica- tions, as shown below. Address valid IOCS16 DIOR or DIOW IORDY Write data valid Read data valid Figure 9. Programmed I/O timing with IORDY Time Description Cycle time...

  • Page 47: Figure 10. Multiword Dma Timing

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B The drives operate at multiword DMA mode 2 timing specifications, as shown below DMARQ DMACK DIOR or DIOW Read data valid Write data valid Figure 10. Multiword DMA timing Time Description Cycle time 120 nsec —...

  • Page 48: Figure 11. Sustained Synchronous Dma Burst

    Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B The dives operates at sustained synchronous DMA burst timing specifi- cations, as shown below. Strobe at Sender Data at Sender Tdvs Tdvs Tdvh Tdvh Tdvh Tcyc Tcyc T2cyc T2cyc Strobe at Receiver Data at Receiver Figure 11.
  • Page 52 Seagate Technology, Inc. 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066, USA Publication Number: 32652-001, Rev. B, Printed in USA...

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