General Description - Seagate ST12400N Product Manual

Product Manual - Hawk 2 Family SCSI-2 (Volume 1), Rev. B 3
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General description

The drives are a member of a family of low cost, high performance, highly reliable, random access storage
devices designed to meet the needs of the OEM marketplace.
The drive records and recovers data on ten 3.7 inch (95 mm) fixed discs.
The drive supports the Small Computer System Interface-2 (SCSI-2) as described in the ANSI SCSI and SCSI-
2 Interface Specifications to the extent described in this product specification (Vol. 1), which defines the product
performance characteristics of the Hawk 2 Family of drives, and the SCSI-2 Interface Product Manual P/N 77738479
(Vol. 2, Version 2) which describes the general interface characteristics of this and other families of Seagate 3.5-
inch drives.
The drive interface supports multiple initiators, disconnect/reconnect, self configuring host software and auto-
matic features that relieve the host from the necessity of knowing the physical characteristics of the targets
(logical block addressing is used).
The Head/Disc Assembly (HDA) is environmentally sealed at the factory. Air recirculates within the HDA through
a nonreplaceable filter to maintain a contamination free head/disc environment.
Refer to Figure 3.0-1 for an exploded view of the drive. NEVER disassemble the Head/Disc Assembly (HDA).
This exploded view is for information only. Do not attempt to service items in the sealed environmental enclosure
(heads, media, actuator, etc.) as this requires special facilities. The drive contains no parts replaceable by the
user. The drive warranty is voided if the HDA is opened.
The Hawk 2 Family drives use a dedicated landing zone at the innermost radius of the media to eliminate the
possibility of destroying or degrading data by landing in the data zone. The drive automatically goes to the landing
zone when the power is removed.
The Hawk 2 Family drives incorporate an automatic shipping lock which prevents potential damage to the heads
and discs that result from movement during shipping and handling. The shipping lock disengages when power is
applied to the drive and the head load process begins.
The Hawk 2 Family drives decode Track 0 location from the dedicated servo surface to eliminate mechanical
transducer adjustments and related reliability concerns.
The Hawk 2 Family drives use a high performance actuator assembly that consists of a low inertia, balanced,
patented, straight arm design that provides excellent performance with minimum power dissipation.