Seagate MARATHON 810 User manual

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1995 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved
Publication Number: 36300-101, Rev. A, August 1995
Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Seagate logo are registered
trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. SafeRite and Marathon are
trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. Other product names are reg-
istered 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 permission from Seagate Technology,Inc.

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Specification summary table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.0 Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.1 Default logical geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.2 Supported translation geometries . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Physical organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Recording and interface technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4 Physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5 Seek time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.6 Startup times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.7 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.7.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.7.2 Power recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.7.3 Conducted noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.7.4 Voltage tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.7.5 Power-management modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.8 Environmental tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.8.1 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.8.2 Temperature gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.8.3 Relative humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.8.4 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.5 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.6 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.9 Drive acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.10 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.11 Agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.11.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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1.11.2 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.0 Drive mounting and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions . . . . . . . . . 15
2.2 Jumper settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.2.1 Master/slave configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.3 Remote LED configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.4 Drive mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.5 ATA interface connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.0 ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1.1 AT bus signal levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2 ATA Interface commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.2.1 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.2.2 Identify Drive command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2.3 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Appendix. Compatibility notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Figures
Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile for
the ST9816AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 2. Connector and master/slave jumper setup for
the ST9816AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 3. Mounting dimensions for the ST9816AG . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 4. ATA Interface connector dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 5. I/O pins and associated ATA signals supported by
the ST9816AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Introduction
The Marathon810 (ST9816AG) provides high storage capacity in a
small, low-profile hard disc drive.
Key features:
•SafeRiteshock protection
•Low power consumption
•Compact, MCC-compatible form-factor
•Quiet operation
•Advanced partial-response, maximum-likelihood (PRML) read channel
•Supports logical block addressing
•Supports PIO modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4, and DMA modes 0, 1 and 2.
•High instantaneous data-transfer rates (up to 16.6 Mbytes per second
using PIO mode 4 and DMA mode 2).
•Fast microprocessor for lower command overhead
•120-Kbyte multisegmented adaptive cache
•Advanced caching and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms
•Supports Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands
•Supports autodetection of master/slave drives using cable select and
DASP– signals.
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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 ST9816AG
Guaranteed Capacity (×106bytes) 810
Guaranteed sectors 1,583,568
Bytes per sector 512
Default sectors per track 63
Default Read/Write heads 16
Default cylinders 1,571
Physical read/write heads 8
Discs 4
Recording density (bits/inch) 90,000
Track density (tracks/inch) 3,807
Areal density (Mbits/inch2)342
Spindle speed (RPM) 4,500
Internal data-transfer rate (Mbits/sec, max) 44
I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec, max) 16.6
ATAdata-transfer modes supported PIO modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4;
Multiword DMAmodes 0, 1, 2
Cache buffer (Kbytes) 120
Height (inches, max) 0.754
Width (inches, max) 2.76
Depth (inches, max, excluding I/O pins) 4.010
Weight (ounces, typical) 7.4
Track-to-track seek time (msec, typical) 6 (read), 7 (write)
Average seek time (msec, typical) 16 (read), 20 (write)
Full-stroke seek time (msec, max) 26 (read), 28 (write)
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Drive Specification ST9816AG
Average latency (msec) 6.67
Power-on to ready (seconds, typical) 7
Standby to ready (seconds, typical) 3
Spinup power and current (typical) 3.50 watts, 0.700 amps
Seek power and current (typical) 2.10 watts, 0.420 amps
Read/Write power and current (typical) 2.10 watts, 0.420 amps
Idle mode power and current (typical) 1.30 watts, 0.260 amps
Standby mode power and current (typical) 0.40 watts, 0.080 amps
Sleep mode power and current (typical) 0.30 watts, 0.060 amps
Voltage tolerance (including noise) +5 volts +5% –10%
Ambient temperature (°C) 5 to 55(op.),–40 to 70 (nonop.)
Temperature gradient (°C per hour, max) 30
Relative humidity 8%–80% (10%/hr max grad.)
Wet bulb temperature (°C, max) 29 (op.), 40 (nonop.)
Altitude (meters above mean sea level, max) –300 to 3,040 (op.),
–300 to 12,190 (nonop.)
Shock, operating (Gs, max at 2 or 11 msec) 100
Shock, nonoperating (Gs, max) 250 (2 msec), 150 (11 msec)
Vibration (Gs max at 22–450 Hz) 0.50 (op.) 4.0 (nonop.)
Drive Acoustics, Idle mode (dBA) 26 (typical), 30 (max)
Drive Acoustics, seeking (dBA) 29 (typical), 33 (max)
Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 1013 bits read
Mean time between failures (power-on hours) 300,000
Contact start-stop cycles 50,000
Service life (years) 5
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1.0 Drive specifications
Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient
conditions, at 25°C, at sea level, and nominal power.
1.1 Formatted capacity
ST9816AG
Guaranteed Mbytes
(1 Mbyte = 106bytes) 810.7
Guaranteed sectors 1,583,568
Bytes per sector 512
1.1.1 Default logical geometry
ST9816AG
Sectors per track 63
Read/Write heads 16
Cylinders 1,571
1.1.2 Supported translation geometries
The ST9816AG supports all head, cylinder and sector geometries,
subject to the maximums specified below and to the following condition:
(sectors) × (heads) × (cylinders) ≤ total sectors per drive
ST9816AG
Sectors per track (max) 63
Read/Write heads (max) 16
Cylinders (max) 1,571
1.2 Physical organization
ST9816AG
Read/Write heads 8
Discs 4
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1.3 Recording and interface technology
Interface ATA
Recording method RLL (1,7)
Recording density (bits/inch) 90,000
Flux density (flux change/inch) 67,500
Track density (tracks/inch) 3,807
Areal density (Mbits/inch2) 342
Spindle speed (RPM)
( ±0.5%) 4,500
Internal data-transfer rate
(Mbits per sec max—ZBR) 44
I/O data-transfer rate
(Mbytes per sec max) 16.6 (PIO mode 4 with IORDY) 16.6 (multiword DMA mode 2)
Interleave 1:1
Cache buffer (Kbytes) 120
1.4 Physical dimensions
Height (max) inches
(mm) 0.754 (19.15)
Width (max) inches
(mm) 2.76 (70.10)
Depth (max) inches
(mm) 4.010 (101.85)
Weight (typical) ounces
(kg) 7.4 (0.21)
Note. Maximum depth excludes I/O connector pins, which may extend
up to 0.010 inches beyond the edge of the head/disc assembly.
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1.5 Seek time
Allseektimesare measuredusing a25 MHz486 ATcomputer(orfaster)
witha8.3MHzI/Obus.Themeasurementsaretakenwithnominalpower
at sea level and 25°C ambient temperature. 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.
•Averageseektimeisatruestatisticalrandomaverageofatleast5,000
measurements of seeks between random tracks, less overhead.
•Full-stroke seektime isone-half the time neededto seekfrom the first
data cylinder to the maximum data cylinder and back to the first data
cylinder. The full-stroke typical value is determined by averaging 100
full-stroke seeks in both directions.
Seek type Typical read
(msec) Typical write (msec)
Track-to-track 6 7
Average 16 20
Full-stroke 26 28
Average latency: 6.67 msec
1.6 Startup times
Power-on to Ready (sec) 7 (typical)
Standby to Ready (sec) 3 (typical), 10 (max.)
Note. The drive responds to nonmedia commands within 2 seconds
(max) of power-up, and responds to media commands within 12
seconds (max) of power-up.
1.7 Power specifications
The drive receivesDC power(+5V)throughpin 41and pin42 of theATA
interface 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 input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature at sea
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level. Active mode current and power are measured with a 32-msec delay
between each operation and the drive in default logical geometry.
Seeking power and currents are measured during one-third-stroke buff-
ered seeks. Read/Write power and current are measured with the heads
on track, based on a 16-sector write followed by a 32-msec delay, then
a 16-sector read followed by a 32-msec delay. Spinup power is measured
from time of power-on to time of drive-ready for normal operation.
Mode Typical watts RMS (at nominal voltage) Typical amps RMS (at nominal voltage)
Spinup 3.50 0.700
Active
Seeking
Read/Write 2.10 2.10 0.420 0.420
Idle 1.30 0.260
Standby 0.40 0.080
Sleep 0.30 0.060
1.7.1.1 Typical current profile
Figure 1 shows a typical current profile for the ST9816AG.
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
0123455678910111213
Spinup
Upload code
Drive ready
Idle Standby
mode mode
Sleep
mode
Active
mode
Current (Amps)
Time (seconds)
Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile for the ST9816AG
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1.7.2 Power recovery
Except during execution of a write command, the drive’s power can be
interrupted without adversely affecting the drive or previously written
data. If poweris removed while thedrive isperforming a write operation,
the integrity of the data being written cannot be guaranteed.
1.7.3 Conducted noise
The drive is expected to operate with a maximum of:
•150 mV peak-to-peak triangular-wave injected noise at the power
connector.Thefrequencyis10Hzto100KHzwithequivalentresistive
loads.
•100 mV peak-to-peak triangular-wave injected noise at the power
connector. The frequency is 100 KHz to 10 MHz with equivalent
resistive loads.
Note. Equivalent resistance (11.9 ohms) is calculated by dividing the
nominal voltage (5.0V) by the typical RMS read/write current
(0.420 amps).
1.7.4 Voltage tolerance
Voltage tolerance (including noise): +5 volts + 5% – 10%
1.7.5 Power-management modes
Power management is required for low-power and portable computer
systems. In most systems, you can control power management through
the system setup program. This Seagate®drive features several power-
management modes, which are described briefly below:
Active mode. Thedrive isinActivemodeduring theread/writeand seek
operations.
Idle mode. At power-on, the drive sets the idle timer to enter Idle mode
after 5 seconds of inactivity. You can set the idle timer delay using the
system setup utility. In Idle mode, the spindle remains up to speed. The
heads are parked away from the data zones for maximum data safety.
The buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts all commands and
returnsto Active mode any time disc access is necessary.
Standby mode. The drive enters Standby mode when the host sends a
Standby Immediate command. If the standby timer has been set by the host
system, the drive can also enter Standby mode automatically after the drive
has been inactive for a specifiable length of time. The standby timer delay
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is system-dependent and is usually established using the system setup
utility. In Standby mode, the buffer remains enabled, the heads are
parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all commands and
returns to Active mode any time disc access is necessary.
Sleep mode. The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep
Immediate command from the host. The heads are parked and the
spindle is at rest. The drive leaves Sleep mode when a Hard Reset or
Soft Reset command is received from the host. After receiving a soft
reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with all
current emulation and translation parameters intact.
Idle and standby timers. The drive sets the default time delay for the idle
timer atpower-on. In most systems, you can set this delayusing thesystem
setup utility. Each time the drive performs an Active function (read, write or
seek), the idle and standby timers are reinitialized and begin counting down
from their specified delay times to zero. If the idle timer reaches zero before
any drive activity is required, the drive enters 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 enters Standby
mode. In both Idle and Standby mode, the drive accepts all commands and
returns to Active mode when disc access is necessary.
1.8 Environmental tolerances
1.8.1 Ambient temperature
Operating 5° to 55°C (41° to 131°F)
Nonoperating –40° to 70°C (–40° to 158°F)
1.8.2 Temperature gradient
Operating 30°C / hr (54°F / hr) max, without condensation
Nonoperating 30°C / hr (54°F / hr) max, without condensation
1.8.3 Relative humidity
Operating 8% to 80% noncondensing (10% per hour max)
Max. wet bulb temperature: 29.4°C (85°F)
Nonoperating 8% to 80% noncondensing (10% per hour max)
Max. wet bulb temperature: 40°C (104°F)
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1.8.4 Altitude
Operating –300 m to 3,040 m (–1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
Nonoperating –300 m to 12,190 m (–1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
1.8.5 Shock
Allshock specificationsassumethatthedrive ismountedinan approved
orientation with the input levels at the drive mounting screws. The
nonoperating specifications assume that the read/write heads are posi-
tioned in the shipping zone.
Note. At power-down, the read/write heads automatically move to the
shipping zone. The head and slider assembly park inside of the
maximum data cylinder. When power is applied, the heads re-
calibrate to Track 0.
1.8.5.1 Operating shock
This drive incorporates SafeRite shock protection and can withstand a
maximumoperatingshock of 100 Gs withoutnonrecoverabledataerrors
(based on half-sine shock pulses of 2 or 11 msec).
1.8.5.2 Nonoperating shock
The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience with com-
pletedatarecoveryis250 Gs(basedonhalf-sineshockpulsesof2msec
duration) or 150 Gs (based on half-sine shock pulses of 11 msec
duration). Shock pulses are defined by MIL-STD-202 F with the ampli-
tude tolerance controlled to ±5%.
1.8.6 Vibration
All vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted in an
approved orientation with the input levels at the drive mounting screws.
The nonoperating specifications assume that the read/write heads are
positioned in the shipping zone.
1.8.6.1 Operating vibration
The following table lists the maximum vibration levels that the drive may
experiencewithoutincurringphysicaldamageordegradationinperformance.
5–450 Hz 0.50 Gs acceleration (peak)
450–5 Hz 0.50 Gs acceleration (peak)
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1.8.6.2 Nonoperating vibration
The following table lists the maximum nonoperating vibration that the
drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation
in performance when put into operation.
5–22 Hz 0.162-inch displacement (double amplitude)
22–450 Hz 4 Gs acceleration (peak)
450–22 Hz 4 Gs acceleration (peak)
22–5 Hz 0.162-inch displacement (double amplitude)
1.9 Drive acoustics
Drive acousticsare measured assound pressure 1meterfromthe drive.
Mode Typical Maximum
Idle mode (dBA) 26 30
Seek (dBA) 29 33
1.10 Reliability
Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 1013 bits read
Mean time between failures 300,000 power-on hours
(nominal power, at sea level,
25°C ambient temperature)
Contact start-stop cycles 50,000 cycles
(at nominal voltage and temperature,
with 60 cycles per hour and a 50%
duty cycle)
Preventive maintenance None required
Service life 5 years
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