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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medalist 3240 (ST33240A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medalist 2531 (ST32531A) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ATA Interface Drives .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product Manu
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© 1997 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved Publication Number: 20401033-001, Rev. A, March 1997 Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Seagate logo, Medalist and the Medalist logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. Other product names are registered trademarks or 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
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Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A iii Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Specification summary table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.0 Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.1 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.1.1 Default logical geometry . . . . . . . . . . . .
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iv Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 1.12.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1.12.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2.0 Drive mounting and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions . . . . . . . . . 17 2.2 Jumper settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2.2.1 Master/slave configura
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Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A v Figures Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . 9 Figure 2. Master/slave jumpers and alternate capacity jumper . . 18 Figure 3. Drive mounting dimensions—top, end and side view . . . 19 Figure 4. I/O pins and supported ATA signals . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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vi Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A
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Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 1 Introduction ® The Medalist 3240 (ST33240A) and Medalist 2531 (ST32531A) provide the following key features: • Low power consumption • Quiet operation • Support for S.M.A.R.T drive monitoring and reporting • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 16.6 Mbytes per second) using PIO mode 4 and DMA mode 2 • Full-track multisector transfer capability without local processor inter- vention • 128-Kbyte adaptive multisegmented cach
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2 Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 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 ST33240A ST32531A 6 3,227 2,557 Guaranteed Mbytes (×10 bytes) Guaranteed sectors 6,303,024 4,995,648 Bytes per sector 512 512 Default sectors per track 63 Default read/write heads 16 Default cylinders 6,253 4,956 Physical read/wri
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Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 3 Drive Specification ST33240A ST32531A Startup current: 12V (peak) 1.6 amps 5V (RMS) 0.5 amps Seek power (mean) 4.3 watts Operating power (typical) 4.6 watts Idle mode power (typical) 4.5 watts Standby mode power (typical) 1.0 watts Sleep mode power (typical) 0.7 watts Voltage tolerance (including noise) ± 5% Ambient temperature (°C) 5 to 55 (op.), –40 to 60 (nonop.) Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) 20 Relative humidity (op. and non
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Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 5 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 both the ST33240A and the ST32531A. 1.1 Formatted capacity ST33240A ST32531A Guaranteed Mbytes 3,227 2,557 6 (1 Mbyte = 10 bytes) Guaranteed sectors 6,303,024 4,995,648 Bytes per sector 512 512 DOS systems cann
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6 Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A The ST32531A supports any translation geometry that satisfies the sectors and head limitations above, and • (Sectors per track) × (Read/Write heads) × (cylinders) ≤4,995,648 1.2 Physical organization ST33240A ST32531A Read/Write heads 8 6 Discs 4 3 1.3 Recording and interface technology Interface ATA Recording method 2/3 (1,7) RLL Recording density (bits/inch) 108,770 Track density (tracks/inch) 5,104 2 Areal density (Mbits/inch ) 553.82 S
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Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 7 1.5 Seek time All seek times are measured using a 486 AT computer (or faster) with an 8.3 MHz I/O bus. The measurements are taken with nominal power at sea level and 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications in the table below are defined as follows: • Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in both directions. • Average seek time is a true statistical ra
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8 Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 1.7 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a four-pin standard drive power connector. 1.7.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the drive are listed in the table below. Typical power measurements are based on an average of drives tested under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltages at room temperature. Spinup current is measured from the time of power-on to the time that the drive spind
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Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 9 1.7.1.1 Typical current profile Current (mA) 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 2 6 12 14 16 18 0 4 810 Time (seconds) Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile Figure 1 shows a typical current profile for the Medalist 3240 and the Medalist 2531. 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
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10 Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 1.7.4 Power-management modes This drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems, you can control power management through the system setup program. This Seagate drive features several power-management modes, which are summarized in the following table and described in more detail below: Mode Heads Spindle Buffer Active Moving Rotating Enabled Idle Move every 3 minutes Rotating Enabled S
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Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 11 any drive activity is required, the drive makes a transition to Idle mode. If the host has set the standby timer, the standby countdown continues. If the host has not set the standby timer, the drive remains in Idle mode. If the standby timer reaches zero before any drive activity is required, the drive makes a transition to Standby mode. In both Idle and Standby mode, the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode when disc ac
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12 Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 1.8.5 Shock For all shock specifications, it is assumed that the drive is mounted securely with the input shock applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. For the nonoperating specifications, it is assumed that the read/write heads are positioned in the shipping zone. Note. At power-down, the read/write heads automatically move to the shipping zone. The head assembly parks outside of the maxi- mum d
