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Cheetah 18LP FC
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Page 1: Installation Guide
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Seagate Technology, Inc. Cheetah, SeaFAX, SeaFONE, SeaBOARD, and SeaTDD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. -
Page 3: Preface
18LP FC (Fibre Channel interface) disc drives. It provides techni- cal support information, performance specifications, installation instructions, and a troubleshooting section. Additional informa- tion is available in the Cheetah 18LP FC Product Manual (part number 83329420). Contact your Seagate sales representative if you need to order this publication. -
Page 4: Important Safety Information And Precautions
Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A all be grounded to avoid potentially damaging static dis- charges. • Do not remove any circuit boards from the drive. • Never use an ohmmeter on any circuit boards. • When installing the drive on a carrier or tray, discharge the static electricity from the carrier or tray prior to inserting it into the system. - Page 5 UL1950, EN60950, CAN/CSA C22.2 950-95, VDE0805 and IEC950. Seagate takes all reasonable steps to ensure that its products are certifiable to currently accepted standards. Typical applica- tions of these disc drives include customer packaging and sub- system design.
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Page 6: Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
This unit is a component part and as such is not meant to com- ply with FCC or similar national requirements as a stand-alone unit. Engineering radiated emissions test results are available through the Seagate Safety Department to assist the subsystem designer. Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Vorsicht. - Page 7 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Beachten Sie in jedem Fall die folgenden Warn-und Vorsicht- shinweise: • Beachten Sie alle Warn- und Vorsichtshinweise in diesem Handbuch. • Treffen Sie beim Betrieb, bei der Installation oder bei der Entfernung der Einheit angemessene Sicherheitsvorkehrun- gen.
- Page 8 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A • Die HDA ist nicht vor Ort reparierbar und darf nicht auseinan- dergenommen werden! Öffnen der versiegelten HDA durch andere Personen als die für die werkseitige Reparatur zustän- digen hat eine Beschädigung der Komponenten und Erlöschen des Garantieanspruchs zur Folge.
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Page 9: European Union Compliance
• Monitor/Display • Mouse • Printer Although the test system with this Seagate model complies to the directives, we cannot guarantee that all systems will comply. The computer manufacturer or system integrator shall confirm EMC compliance and provide CE Marking for their product. -
Page 10: Seagate Technology Support Services
SeaBOARD is a computer bulletin board system that contains information about Seagate disc and tape drive products and is available 24 hours daily. Set your communications software to eight data bits, no parity and one stop bit (8-N-1). This service is available worldwide. -
Page 11: Technical Support
If you need additional help, you can talk to a Seagate technical support specialist. Before calling, note your system configuration and drive model number (ST xxxxx). - Page 12 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A specialist from 8:00 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. and 1:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. (central time) Monday through Friday. Customer Service (CSO) Warranty Repair Seagate offers worldwide customer support for Seagate drives. Seagate direct OEM, Distribution and System Integrator custom- ers should contact their Seagate service center representative for warranty information.
- Page 13 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Warranty Repair USA/Canada 1-800-468-3472 FAX: +1-405-949-6740 Latin America +1-405-949-7758 FAX: +1-405-949-6738 Authorized Service Centers Brazil MA Informatica +55-21-516-6649 FAX: +55-21-516-5280 Canada Memofix +1-905-660-4936 FAX: +1-905-660-4951 Adtech +1-905-812-8099 or FAX: +1-905-812-7807 1-800-624-9857 European Support Services...
- Page 14 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Norway 800-113 91 Poland 00 800-311 12 38 Spain 900-98 31 24 Sweden 0 207 90 073 Switzerland 0 800-83 84 11 Turkey 00 800-31 92 91 40 United Kingdom 0 800-783 5177...
- Page 15 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A SeaFAX Australia +61-2-9756-5170 Warranty Repair Japan +81-3-5462-2904 FAX: +81-3-5462-2979 Asia/Pacific and +65-485-3595 FAX: +65-488-7503 Australia...
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Page 16: General Description
Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A General description Cheetah 18LP FC disc drives are high-speed, random-access digital-data storage devices designed to be used within a Fibre Channel host system. The drive is a component for installation in an enclosure designed for the drive. - Page 17 ST318203FC +5 V +12 V DC power requirements(±5%) Maximum start current 1.1A 1.4A Maximum operating current 1.08A 1.1A Average idle current 1.0A 0.57A 1. For more detailed power information, refer to the Cheetah 18LP FC Product Manual, publication number 83329420.
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Page 18: Installing The Cheetah 18Lp Fc Drive
Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Installing the Cheetah 18LP FC drive To install a Cheetah 18LP FC drive, simply plug the drive directly into your system’s Fibre Channel backpanel 40-pin single con- nector attachment (FC-SCA). There are no jumpers or termina- tors on the drive, and power is supplied through the connector. -
Page 19: Kühlung Des Systems
Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Figure 2 shows one design approach with one or more fans used to generate air flow. The air-flow pattern can be created by the fans either pushing or drawing air. The overall flow pattern must be directed from side to side in most FC-SCA systems. - Page 20 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Above unit Under unit Note. Air flows in the direction shown (front to back) or in reverse direction (back to front) Above unit Note. Air flows in the direction shown or Under unit...
- Page 21 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Mounting the drive Do not touch the connector pins or any components on the con- trol board without observing static-discharge precautions. Always handle the drive by the frame only. You may mount the drive in any orientation (horizontally, verti- cally, or any combination thereof);...
- Page 22 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Unterseite des Laufwerkes weist vier weitere Befestigungslöcher auf. Siehe Abbiludung 3. Gemessen von der Außenfläche des Gehäuses dürfen die Schrauben maximal 3,81 mm in die Befestigungslöcher des Gehüuses hineinragen. Die Schrauben müssen gleichmäßig, jedoch nicht zu fest, angezogen werden.
- Page 23 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Notes: Mounting holes are 6-32 UNC 2B, three -Z- -X- on each side and four on the bottom. Max screw penetration into side of drive is 0.15 in. (3.81 mm). Max screw tightening torque is 6.0 in-lb (3.32 nm) with minimum full thread engagement of 0.12 in.
- Page 24 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Inserting the drive Most systems provide a way to insert the drive using a carrier or tray which allows the drive to be hot-plugged into the system’s Fibre Channel 40-pin single connector attachment (FC-SCA).
- Page 25 Seagate provides an ASPI utility that you can use in a PC compatible system to disable the write cache. It is available on Seagate’s CompuServe forum and on the Seagate BBS (refer to “Seagate Technology support services”...
- Page 26 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Drive Front Pin 1 Reserved Port A Bypass LED [1] Port B Bypass LED [1] Fault LED [1] Reserved Active LED [2] Active LED [1] Ground [3] [1] The drive has a 2.2k ohm resistor in series with this LED driver.
- Page 27 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Table 1: FC-SCA pin descriptions Pin/contact Signal name Signal type –EN bypass port A TTL output 12 Volts 12 Volts 12 Volts –Parallel ESI Ground Active LED out Open collector out Reserved Start_1...
- Page 28 Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Pin/contact Signal name Signal type Ground +Port B_in Diff. PECL input pair –Port B_in Ground +Port A_out Diff. PECL output pair –Port A_out Ground +Port B_out Diff. PECL output pair –Port B_out Ground...
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Page 29: Troubleshooting
Cheetah 18LP FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Troubleshooting Before calling Seagate Technical Support, please read the pos- sibilities discussed below. The suggestions presented here will resolve the majority of installation problems. General installation troubleshooting Check system compatibility. This is a Fibre Channel (FC) •... - Page 32 Seagate Technology, Inc. 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066-4544, USA Publication Number: 83329430, Rev. A, Printed in USA...