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Barracuda 18FC
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Disc Drive
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Installation Guide
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Contents Preface ........................................................................................ 1 Electrostatic discharge protection ............................................... 1 Important safety information and precautions ............................. 2 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise...................................................... 4 Seagate Technology support services......................................... 8 General description ..............................................
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Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 1 Preface This manual contains information for users of Seagate Barra- cuda 18FC (Fibre Channel interface) disc drives. It provides technical support information, performance specifications, instal- lation instructions, and a troubleshooting section. Additional information is available in the Barracuda 18FC Product Manual (part number 77767524). Contact your Seagate sales represen- tative if you need to order this publication. Electrostatic discharge pro
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2 Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A grounded to avoid potentially damaging static discharges. • 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. Important safety information and precautions Caution. Use forced-air ventilation when bench-testing the drive to ensure proper cooling of drive component
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Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 3 • Follow the precautions listed above in “Electrostatic discharge protection.” • Do not remove any circuit boards from the drive chassis. Return the entire drive for depot repair if any circuit board is defective. Removal of circuit boards by personnel not perform- ing depot repair will damage components and may void the warranty. • Do not remove the head and disc assembly (HDA) from the drive. Return the entire drive for depot repair if the HDA is def
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4 Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 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. Beim Testen des Laufwerks auf dem Prüftisch ist Fremdbelüftung vorzusehen, um eine ausreichende Kühlung der Laufwerkkomponenten sicherzustellen. Verwenden
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Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 5 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. • Wenn eine Einheit unter Spannung steht, gehen Sie bei der Fehlerdiagnose besonders vorsichtig vor. Schalten Sie die Einheit aus, bevor Sie mit den Installations-und Entfernungsar- beiten begi
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6 Barracuda 18FC 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. Als Teilkomponente ist dieses Laufwerk für die Installation und den Betrieb in Übereinstimmung mit UL 1950, EN60950, CAN\CSA C22.2 950-95 und VDE0805 vorgesehen. Seagate ist ständig b
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Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 7 European Union Compliance If this model has the CE Marking, it complies with the European Union requirements of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Direc- tive 89/336/EEC of 03 May 1989 as amended by Directive 92/31/ EEC of 28 April 1992 and Directive 93/68/EEC of 22 July 1993. Australian C-Tick If this model has the C-Tick Marking, it complies with the Austra- lia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS3548 1995 and meets the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Fra
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8 Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Seagate Technology support services Presales support To determine which Seagate products are best suited for your specific application, contact us about configuration and compati- bility and for current product availability. You can leave a voice message after business hours or send an e-mail message—we reply during business hours. Disc Drives 1-877-271-3285 or 405-936-1210 Fax: 405-936-1683 (8:00 A.M. to 12:15 P.M., 1:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M., central tim
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Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 9 asked questions, troubleshooting tips, and specifications for disc drives and tape drives. This service is available 24 hours daily and requires a touch-tone phone. International callers can reach this automated self-help service by dialing 405-936-1234. Online services Using a modem, you can obtain troubleshooting tips, free utility programs, drive specifications and jumper settings for Seagate’s entire product line. You can also download software for
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10 Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Location Phone number UK 44-1628-478011 USA Disc: 405-936-1600; Tape: 405-936-1630 FAX services SeaFAX® You can use a touch-tone telephone to access Seagate’s auto- mated FAX system to receive technical support information by return FAX. This service is available 24 hours daily. Location Phone number Australia 61-2-9756-5170 Germany 49-89-14305102 UK 44-1628-894084 USA 1-800-SEAGATE or Disc: 405-936-1620; Tape: 405-936-1640 Technical support FAX You c
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Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 11 Location Phone number UK 44-1628-890660 USA Disc: 405-936-1685; Tape: 405-936-1683 Direct-support services Technical support For one-on-one help, you can talk to a technical support special- ist during local business hours. Before calling, note your system configuration and drive model number (STxxxx). Location Phone number Australia 61-2-9725-3366 (9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., eastern time, M–F) France 33 1-41 86 10 86 (9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., 2:00 P.M
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12 Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A SeaTDD™ 405-936-1687 Using a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you can send questions or comments 24 hours daily and exchange mes- sages with a technical support specialist between 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 centers Seagate direct OEM, Distribution, and Systems Integrator cus- tomers should contact their Seagate service representative for warranty information. O
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Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 13 Location Toll-free phone number 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 Location Phone number FAX number Japan 81-3-5462-2904 81-3-5462-2979 USA 1-800-468-3472 405-949-6740 Other Americas (Brazil, Canada, Mexico) 405-949-6706 405-949-6738 Manufacturer’s representatives Brazil MA Informatica 55-21-516-6649 55-21-516-5280 Canada M
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14 Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A General description Barracuda 18FC disc drives are high-speed, random-access dig- ital-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. The disc drive must receive adequate cooling (refer to “Providing adequate cooling”) and it must be sufficiently grounded and shielded from emissions. The Barra- cuda 18FC Product Manual (part number 77767524)
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Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 15 Characteristics ST118273FC Interface Fibre Channel Capacity Unformatted (Gbytes) 23.14 1 Formatted (Gbytes) 18.21 Recording Cylinders (user) 7,501 Read/write data heads 20 Avg bytes/track 155,000 Access time Average read (msec) 7.9 Average write (msec) 8.7 Disc rotation RPM 7,200 Average latency (msec) 4.17 Data transfer rate Maximum instantaneous 106 (Mbytes/sec, per port) 1. The specified formatted capacities are calculated with the standard OEM
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16 Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Installing the Barracuda 18FC drive To install a Barracuda 18FC 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. Table 1 on page 25 lists the pin descriptions of the 40-pin FC- SCA. Read the following general information topics to ensure your drive is installed properly: • Provi
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Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A 17 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. Kühlung des Systems Die Gehäusekonstruktion muß eine ausreichende Kühlung des Laufwerkes gewährleisten. Die Umgebungstemperatur darf max- o o imal 50 C betragen (30 C für der MTBF). Die Produkthandbuch Barrac
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18 Barracuda 18FC Installation Guide, Rev. A Above unit Under unit Note. Air flows in the direction shown (back to front) or in reverse direction (front to back) Above unit Under unit Note. Air flows in the direction shown or in reverse direction (side to side) Figure 2: Suggested air flow Abbildung 2. Empfohlener Luftstromverlauf
