Quantum Atlas 10K III User manual

QuantumAtlas™10KIII18GBSCSIHardDiskDriveUser’s Guide
Introduction
Setup
Using the Hard Disk Drive
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Connectors
Jumpers
Regulatory
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
©2001 Quantum Corporation. All rights reserved.
Trademarks used in this text: Quantum, the Quantum logo, and Airlock are trademarks of Quantum Corporation, registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. Capacity for the
Extraordinary, Quantum Atlas, AutoRead, AutoWrite, DisCache, and WriteCache are trademarks of Quantum Corporation. Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks and
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Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Quantum Corporation
disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.
Initial release: 2 April 2001

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Connectors:QuantumAtlas™10KIII18GBSCSIHardDiskDriveUser’s Guide
Connecting the Drive to the Computer SCSI Interface
Your Quantum Atlas 10K III SCSI hard disk drive will come pre-installed in the Dell system. Figure 1 below is shown for your reference. If you plan to
upgrade your system with an additional drive, please refer to documentation in the customer kit.
Figure 1. Interface connector
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Introduction:QuantumAtlas™10KIII18GBSCSIHardDiskDriveUser’s Guide
Overview •General Features •Performance •Reliability •Versatility •Drive Diagram
Overview
Quantum Atlas 10K III SCSI hard disk drives are part of a family of high performance 1-inch high hard disk drives manufactured to meet the highest
product quality standards. The innovative design of the Quantum Atlas 10K III enables Quantum to produce a family of low-cost, high reliability
SCSI hard disk drives. These hard disk drives use non-removable, 3.5-inch hard disks and are available with the following SCSI configurations:
lUltra160, Ultra2, Ultra SCSI 68-pin Wide (16-bit).
lUltra160, Ultra2, Ultra SCSI 80-pin SCA-2 (16-bit).
The Quantum Atlas 10K III SCSI hard disk drives feature an embedded SCSI drive controller that automates significant SCSI commands to
optimize system performance. The drive also manages media defects and error recovery internally, making these operations fully transparent to
the user.
General Features
The Quantum Atlas 10K III 18GB SCSI hard disk drives include the following key features:
lFormatted storage capacity of 18.2GB.
lLow profile, 1-inch height.
lIndustry standard 3.5-inch form factor.
lEmbedded SCSI controller.
lSCSI-2 and SCSI-3 support.
lSCSI bus active negation drivers.
lSCSI bus fairness.
lAutomatic Power Management System with power saving sub-states.
lEmbedded servo system for exceptional head positioning accuracy and long life.
lQuiet Drive Technology (QDT) for lower acoustic noise while seeking.
Performance
lAverage seek time of less than 4.5ms for reads.
l10,000 RPM rotational speed.
lAverage rotational latency of 3.0ms.
l8MB SDRAM buffer. Look-ahead DisCache feature with continuous prefetch and WriteCache write-buffering capabilities.
lRead-on-arrival firmware.
lTagged command queuing with reordering (ORCA).
lECC on-the-fly data correction.
lHighly automated SCSI protocol (including AutoRead and AutoWrite).
l1:1 interleave on read and write operations.
lHigh performance Ultra160 SCSI interface.
lData transfer rates of up to 6.0MB/s asynchronous, 40MB/s Ultra SCSI, 80MB/s Ultra2 SCSI, and 160MB/s Ultra160 SCSI.
Reliability
l1,100,000 hours Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF).
l352-bit interleaved Reed-Solomon Error Correction Code (ECC), with cross checking correction of up to three separate bursts of 32 bits
each totalling up to 96 bits in length.
lSMART 2 (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology).
lSelf-Diagnostic firmware.
lPatented Airlock automatic shipping lock and dedicated landing zone.
lTransparent media defect mapping.
lReassignment of defective sectors without reformatting.
lShock sensor prevents the drive from writing data to disk when the drive is subjected to excessive external shock.
NOTE: The formatted capacity of your hard disk drive may seem smaller than what you ordered because the operating system reports
drive capacity assuming that 1 megabyte (MB) equals 1,048,576 (220) bytes while drive manufacturers consider 1 MB to equal
1,000,000 (106) bytes.

lThermal sensor monitors the drive temperature to ensure on-going drive reliability.
lShock Protection System II (SPS II) protects the drive against specific types of handling events that could cause damage to the drive.
Versatility
lDownloadable firmware.
lPlug-and-Play SCSI.
Drive Diagram
Figure 1. Drive Diagram
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Jumpers:QuantumAtlas™10KIII18GBSCSIHardDiskDriveUser’s Guide
The Quantum Atlas 10K III SCSI hard disk drive has one jumper connector provided for configuration in a system. The following feature is jumper
selectable:
lForce Single Ended
Figure 1. Jumper Location
Force Single Ended
Install a jumper across pin pair SE to operate the disk drive as a single ended device. Remove the jumper for LVD operation and
monitoring of the DIFFSENS signal.
No Connection
The Quantum Atlas 10K III SCSI hard disk drive is shipped with a spare jumper installed on pin pair NC. Functionality of the hard disk
drive is not affected by installing or removing this jumper.
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Note: The Atlas 10K III SCSI hard disk drive does not support on-board SCSI termination.

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Regulatory:QuantumAtlas™10KIII18GBSCSIHardDiskDriveUser’s Guide
Regulatory •Year 2000 Statement
Regulatory
Quantum Corporation’s disk drive products meet all domestic and international product safety regulatory compliance requirements. Quantum’s
disk drive products conform to the following specifically marked Product Safety Standards:
lUnderwriters Laboratory (UL) Standard 1950. This certificate is a category certification pertaining to all 3.5 inch series drive models.
lCanadian Standards Association (CSA) Standard C22.2 No. 950-M93. This certificate is a category certification pertaining to all 3.5 inch
series drive models.
lTUV Rheinland Standard EN 60 950. This certificate is a category certification pertaining to all 3.5 inch series drive models.
Product EMI/EMS Qualifications
lCE Mark authorization is granted by TUV Rheinland in compliance with our qualifying under EN 55022:1994 and EN 50082-1:1997.
lC-Tick Mark is an Australian authorization mark noted on Quantum’s disk drive products. The mark notes conformity to the regulatory
compliance document AS/NZS 3548:1995 and BS EN 55022:1995.
lQuantum’s disk drives are designed as a separate subassembly that conforms to the FCC Rules for Radiated and Conducted emissions,
Part 15 Subpart J; Class B when installed in a given computer system.
Year 2000 Statement
A Quantum Corporation product, when used in accordance with its associated documentation, is "Year 2000 Capable" when, upon installation, it
accurately stores, displays, processes, provides, and/or receives date data from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries,
including leap year calculations, provided that all other technology used in combination with said product properly exchanges date data with it. See
the Quantum Corporation’s World Wide Web site at http://www.quantum.com for more information.
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Setup:QuantumAtlas™10KIII18GBSCSIHardDiskDriveUser’s Guide
Dell Installed Drives •Customer Kits
Dell Installed Drives
Dell performs the installation and setup on SCSI hard disk drives that are shipped as part of a system. The default SCSI ID for a boot hard disk
drive installed in a Dell system is SCSI ID 0. After installing the drive, Dell prepares the drive for operation with your operating system. The drive is
ready for use when you receive your system.
Customer Kits
Installation Guidelines
Consult the Dell documentation for your system to determine drive requirements, such as number, type, and physical size of drives
supported.
SCSI ID of the Drive
Default is SCSI ID 0.
Verify that there are no SCSI ID conflicts with other SCSI devices.
SCSI Interface
The SCSI interface is 80-pin SCA-2.
Termination
The Quantum Atlas 10K III SCSI hard disk drive cannot be configured to provide bus termination. Therefore, be sure to properly
terminate the SCSI bus on which this drive is installed.
Installing the Drive
The mounting holes on the Quantum Atlas 10K III SCSI hard disk drive allow the drive to be mounted in any orientation. For mounting,
#6-32 UNC screws are recommended.
Preparing the Drive for Operation
The Quantum Atlas 10K III SCSI hard disk drive is shipped from the manufacturer low-level formatted in 512-byte sectors. Use the
programs provided with the SCSI host adapter card to prepare the drive for operation.
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Specifications:QuantumAtlas™10KIII18GBSCSIHardDiskDriveUser’s Guide
General •Performance •Internal Characteristics •Reliability •Electrical •Environmental •Power Dissipation •Mechanical Shock •Physical
Characteristics
General
Manufacturer:
Quantum Corporation
Model number:
Atlas 10K III
Interface:
SCSI Ultra160
Capacity:
Model
Capacity
Total LBAs
Atlas 10K III 18GB SCSI
18.2 GB
35,566,478
NOTE: The formatted capacity of your hard disk drive may seem smaller than what you ordered because the operating system
reports drive capacity assuming that 1 megabyte (MB) equals 1,048,576 (220) bytes while drive manufacturers consider 1 MB to
equal 1,000,000 (106) bytes.
Performance
Rotational Speed:
10,000 RPM
Average Rotational Latency:
3.0 ms
Spin-up time to Ready (typical):
20 seconds
Cache (total):
8 MB
Typical Seek time (without command overhead, including settling):
Activity
Specification
Track-to-Track (reads)
0.3 ms
Average Random Read
4.5 ms
Average Random Write
5.0 ms
Full Stroke
11.0 ms
Interface transfer rate (max.):
160 MB/s burst
Interleave Factor:
1:1
Internal Characteristics
Number of disks/heads:
Model
Disks
Heads
Atlas 10K III 18GB SCSI
1
2
Track Density:
~40,000 tracks per inch
Total Sectors:
35,566,478
Bytes per sector:
512
Reliability
Preventative Maintenance:
None Required
Non-recoverable read errors:
1 in 1014 bits read
SMART compliant:
Yes
Electrical

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Nominal Voltage:
+5 Vdc / +12 Vdc
Voltage Margin:
+5 Vdc @ +/-5%, +12 Vdc @ +10%/-7%
Environmental
Operating Temperature:
5 to 55 degrees C
Operating Humidity:
5 to 95% RH (non-condensing)
Non-operating Temperature:
-40 to 70 degrees C
Non-operating Humidity:
5 to 95% RH (non-condensing)
Power Dissipation
Operating Mode
Power
(Watts)
Startup (peak)
30.9 Watts*
Idle
10.2 Watts
40% Seek (ECMA)
17 Watts
Standby
2.1 Watts
Read/Write on Track
17 Watts
*NOTE: Start up current is the peak (greater than 10 ms) current required during spindle startup. Current measurements do not
include power required for SCSI termination.
EPA Energy Star Compliant:
Yes
Mechanical Shock
Operating (no data loss):
63G reading, 20G writing @ 2mS (half-sine)
Non-operating (no data loss):
250G @ 2 mS (half-sine)
Physical Characteristics
Height:
1.000" (25.4 mm)
Width:
4.00" (101.6 mm)
Depth:
5.75" (146.1 mm)
Weight:
1.58 lbs. (720 grams)

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Troubleshooting:QuantumAtlas™10KIII18GBSCSIHardDiskDriveUser’s Guide
Dell Diagnostics •Additional Help
Dell™Diagnostics
Running the SCSI Devices test group of the Dell Diagnostics
Consult the Dell documentation for your system for additional information on troubleshooting hard disk drive problems.
If problems persist, contact Dell Computer Corporation for technical assistance (refer to the "Getting Help" chapter of your systemReference and
Troubleshooting Guide).
Additional Help
Additional tips and troubleshooting instructions are available on the Quantum Corporation web site at: http://www.quantum.com
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Usage:QuantumAtlas™10KIII18GBSCSIHardDiskDriveUser’s Guide
Running Windows Disk Defragmenter •Backing Up Data Files
Running Windows Disk Defragmenter
Dell recommends that you run Microsoft’s Disk Defragmenter at least every other month. This utility reorganizes the contents of your hard disk drive
for more efficient file access, increasing the speed of drive operations and extending the life of your drive. Refer to your Windows documentation
for instructions on running Disk Defragmenter.
Backing Up Data Files
To avoid data loss, regularly back up the data files on the hard disk drive. Dell recommends that you back up the hard disk drive at least once a
week, with a daily backup of those files that have been changed.
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NOTE: In case of warranty replacement of your hard disk drive, you receive a blank, formatted drive from Dell. It is your responsibility
to reinstall application programs and restore data files.