Seagate Medalist 17240 User manual

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 1999 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved
Publication Number: 20400134-001, Rev. B, March 1999
Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Seagate logo, Medalist and the
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Other product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their
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or specifications. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
form without written permission from Seagate Technology, Inc.

Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B iii
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 CHS translation geometries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2 Physical organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 Recording and interface technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.5 Seek time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.6 Start/stop times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.7 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.7.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.7.2 Conducted noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.7.3 Voltage tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.7.4 Power-management modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.8 Environmental tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.1 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.2 Temperature gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.3 Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.4 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.8.5 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.8.6 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.9 Drive acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.10 Electromagnetic susceptibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.11 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.12 Agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.12.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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1.12.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.12.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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 configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2.2 Alternate capacity jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3 Drive mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.0 ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.2.4 S.M.A.R.T. commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Figures
Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 2. Alternate capacity jumper and master/slave jumper . . . . . 18
Figure 3. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 4. I/O pins and supported ATA signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 1
Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifi-
cations for the Medalist17240 (ST317240A), Medalist 13030
(ST313030A), Medalist 10231 (ST310231A), Medalist 8420
(ST38420A) and the Medalist 4310 (ST34310A). These drives are
referred tothroughoutthis manual by their model numbers.Thesedrives
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 33.3 Mbytes per
second) using Ultra DMA mode 2
•Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor
intervention
•512-Kbyte cache
•State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms
•Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands
•Support for autodetection of master/slave drives that use cable select
(CSEL)
•These drives use MR recording heads and EPRML technology, which
provide the drives with increased areal density.

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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 ST317240A ST313030A ST310231A ST38420A ST34310A
Guaranteed Mbytes
(×106bytes)
17,245 13,022 10,242 8,622 4,311
Guaranteed sectors 33,683,328 25,434,228 20,005,650 16,841,664 8,420,832
Bytes per sector 512
Default sectors per
track 63
Default read/write
heads 16
Default cylinders 16,383 16,383 16,383 16,383 8,354
Physical read/write
heads 86642
Discs 43321
Recording density
(bits/inch max) 234,000
Track density
(tracks/inch) 13,405
Areal density
(Mbits/inch2) 3,146
Spindle speed
(RPM) 5,400
Internal data-
transfer rate
(Mbits/sec max)
188
I/Odata-transferrate
(Mbytes/sec max) 33.3
ATA data-transfer
modes supported PIO modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4; Multiword DMA modes 0, 1, 2;
Ultra DMA modes 0, 1, 2
Cache buffer
(Kbytes) 512
Height (mm max) 26.10
Width (mm max) 101.85

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Length (mm max) 147.00
Weight
(grams typical) 544
Track-to-track seek
time (msec typical) 1.5
Average seek time
(msec typical) 9.0
Full-strokeseektime
(msec typical) 16.5
Average latency
(msec) 5.6
Power-on to ready
(sec typical) 12
Standby to ready
(sec typical) 12
Startup current:
12V (peak)
5V (peak) 2.2 amps 0.72 amps
Seek power and
current (mean) 10.3 watts
Read/Write power
and current (typical) 6.6 watts
Idlemodepowerand
current (typical) 5.5 watts
Standby mode pow-
er and current
(typical) 1.1 watts
Sleep mode power
and current (typical) 1.1 watts
Voltage tolerance
(including noise) 5V ±5% 12V ±10%
Ambient
temperature 5° to 55°C (op.), –40° to 70°C (nonop.)
Temperature gradi-
ent (per hour max) 20°C
Relative humidity
(op. and nonop.) 8% to 90% (op.) 5% to 95% (nonop.)
Drive Specification ST317240A ST313030A ST310231A ST38420A ST34310A

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Relative humidity
gradient 10% per hour max
Wet bulb
temperature (max) 29.4°C (op.), 29.4°C (nonop.)
Altitude
(metersbelowmean
sea level, max)
–122 to 3,048 (op.)
–122 to 12,192 (nonop.)
Shock, operating
(Gs max at 2 msec) 63
Shock,nonoperating
(Gs max at 2 msec) 300
Vibration, operating 0.50 G (0 to peak, 22–350 Hz)
Vibration,
nonoperating 5.0 Gs (0 to peak, 22–350 Hz)
Drive acoustics
(bels—soundpower)
Idle mode
(dBA—sound pres-
sure)
3.5 (typical), 3.9 (max)
30 (typical)
Drive acoustics
(bels—sound pow-
er)
Read/Write mode
(dBA—sound pres-
sure)
4.0 (typical), 4.3 (max)
32 (typical)
Nonrecoverable
read errors 1 per 1014 bits read
Mean time between
failures
(power-on hours) 400,000
Contact start-stop
cycles (25°C, 40%
relative humidity) 40,000
Service life (years) 5
Drive Specification ST317240A ST313030A ST310231A ST38420A ST34310A

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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 the
ST317240A, ST313030A, ST310231A, ST38420A and the ST34310A.
1.1 Formatted capacity
Note. DOS systems cannot access more than 528 Mbytes on a drive
unless 1) the host system supports and is configured for LBA
addressing or for extended CHS addressing, 2) the host system
contains a specialized drive controller, or 3) the host system runs
BIOS translation software. Contact your Seagate®representative
for details.
1.1.1 Default logical geometry
LBA Mode
When addressing either drive in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are
consecutively numbered from 0 to
n–1, where n is the number of
guaranteed sectors as defined above
.
Drive
Model Guaranteed Mbytes (1Mbyte=106bytes) Guaranteed
sectors Bytes per
sector
ST317240A 17,245 33,683,328 512
ST313030A 13,022 25,434,228 512
ST310231A 10,242 20,005,650 512
ST38420A 8,622 16,841,664 512
ST34310A 4,311 8,420,832 512
CHS Mode Cylinders Read/Write heads Sectors per track
ST317240A 16,383 16 63
ST313030A 16,383 16 63
ST310231A 16,383 16 63
ST38420A 16,383 16 63
ST34310A 8,354 16 63

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1.1.2 Supported CHS translation geometries
These drives support any translation geometry that satisfies all of the
following conditions:
•Sectors per track ≤63
•Cylinders ≤16,383 (for drives over 8.4 Gbytes)
•Read/Write heads ≤ 16
Note.TheCHS addressingsupportscapacitiesupto8.4 Gbytes.Tosee
the full capacity of drives greater than 8.4 Gbytes, use the LBA
addressing mode.
The ST317240A logical cylinders are:
Logical cylinders=33,683,328/(logical sectors per track × logical heads)
The ST313030A logical cylinders are:
Logical cylinders=25,434,228/(logical sectors per track × logical heads)
The ST310231A logical cylinders are:
Logical cylinders=20,005,650/(logical sectors per track × logical heads)
The ST38420A logical cylinders are:
Logical cylinders=16,841,664/(logical sectors per track × logical heads)
The ST34310A logical cylinders are:
Logical cylinders=8,420,832/(logical sectors per track × logical heads)
1.2 Physical organization
1.3 Recording and interface technology
Drive Model Read/Write heads (MR) Number of discs
ST317240A 8 4
ST313030A 6 3
ST310231A 6 3
ST38420A 4 2
ST34310A 2 1
Interface ATA
Recording method EPRML (16,17)
Recording density
(bits/inch) 234,000

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1.4 Physical characteristics
1.5 Seek time
The measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient
temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The spec-
ifications 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.
•Averageseektimeis atrue statisticalrandomaverageofatleast5,000
measurements of seeks between random tracks, less overhead.
•Full-stroke seek time is one-half the time needed to seek from 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.
Track density (tracks/inch) 13,405
Areal density (Mbits/inch2)3,146
Spindle speed (RPM)
( ±0.2%) 5,400
Internal data-transfer rate
(Mbits per second max)
188
I/O data-transfer rate
(Mbytes per second max) 16.6(PIOmode4withIORDY)
16.6 (multiword DMA mode 2)
33.3 (Ultra DMA mode 2)
Interleave 1:1
Cache buffer (Kbytes) 512
Drive Specification ST317240A, ST313030A, ST310231A, ST38420A,
ST34310A
Maximum height (mm)
(inches) 26.10 1.028
Maximum width (mm)
(inches) 101.85 4.010
Maximum length (mm)
(inches) 147.00 5.787
Typical weight (grams)
(pounds) 544 1.2

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Note. These drives are designed to consistently meet the seek times
represented in this manual. Physical seeks, regardless of mode
(such as track-to-track and average) are expected to meet or
exceedthenotedvalues. Duetothemannerinwhichthesedrives
are formatted, however, benchmark tests that include command
overhead or that measure logical seeks may produce results that
vary from these specifications.
1.6 Start/stop times
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 drives are listed in the table on page 9.
Typical power measurements are based on an average of drives tested,
under nominal conditions, using 5.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient
temperature.
Spinup peak current is the peak current measured from the time of
power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating speed.
During Seek mode, the read/write actuator arm moves toward a specific
position on the disc surface and does not execute a read or write
operation. Servo electronics are active. Seek mode power represents
the worst-case power consumption, using only random seeks with read
or write latency time. This mode is not typical and is provided for worst-
case information.
Read/Write power and current are measured with the heads on track,
basedona16-sectorwritefollowedbya32-msecdelay,thena16-sector
read followed by a 32-msec delay.
Seek type (msec, typical)
Track-to-track 1.5
Average 9.0
Full-stroke 16.5
Average latency: 5.6 msec
Power-on to Ready (sec) 12 (typical)
Standby to Ready (sec) 12 (typical)
Ready to spindle stop (sec) 12 (typical)

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Operating power and current are measured using 40 percent random
seeks, 40 percent read/write mode (1 write for each 10 reads), and 20
percent drive inactive.
Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, with servo
electronics active, and with the heads in a random track location.
During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not
spinning, and the servo and read/write electronics are in power-down
mode.
1.7.1.1 Typical current profile
Figure 1.Typical startup and operation current profile
Mode Typical Watts RMS Typical Amps RMS
5V 12V
Spinup — 0.72 (Peak) 2.2 (Peak)
Seek
(Random,
no read/write)
10.3 0.50 0.65
Read/Write 6.7 0.675 0.275
Operating 6.7 0.675 0.275
Idle 5.5 0.5 0.25
Standby 1.1 0.22 —
Sleep 1.1 0.22 —
09
18765432
Time (seconds)
2.0
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
Current (Amps)

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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 load on the +5 volt line.
•Using 12-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum
of 120 mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected noise at up to 10 MHz.
•Using 5-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum
of 100 mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected noise at up to 10 MHz.
Note. Equivalent resistance is calculated by dividing the nominal volt-
age by the typical RMS read/write current.
1.7.3 Voltage tolerance
Voltage tolerance (including noise): 5V ± 5% and 12V ± 10%
1.7.4 Power-management modes
These drives provide programmable power management to provide
greater energy efficiency. In most systems, you can control power
management through the system setup program. These Seagate drives
feature several power-management modes, which are summarized in
the following table and described in more detail below:
Active mode. Thedrive is inActivemodeduring theread/writeand seek
operations.
Idle mode. The buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts all
commands and returns to 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 host has set the standby timer, the
drive can also enter Standby mode automatically after the drive has been
inactive for a specifiable length of time. The standby timer delay is
established using a Standby or Idle command. In Standby mode, the
heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all
commandsandreturnstoActivemodeanytimediscaccessisnecessary.
Mode Heads Spindle Buffer
Active Tracking Rotating Enabled
Idle Tracking Rotating Enabled
Standby Parked Stopped Enabled
Sleep Parked Stopped Disabled

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Sleep mode. The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep
command from the host. The headsare parked andthe spindleis at rest.
ThedriveleavesSleepmode afteritreceives aHardReset or SoftReset
from the host. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and
enters Active mode with all current translation parameters intact.
Idle and Standby timers. Each time the drive performs an Active
function(read,write orseek),thestandbytimerisreinitialized andbegins
counting down from its specified delay times to zero. 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 access is
necessary.
1.8 Environmental tolerances
1.8.1 Ambient temperature
Note. Above 1,000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is
derated linearly to 112°F (44°C) at 10,000 feet (3,048 meters).
Operating ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of
the environment immediately surrounding the drive.
1.8.2 Temperature gradient
1.8.3 Humidity
1.8.3.1 Relative Humidity
1.8.3.2 Wet bulb temperature
Operating 5° to 55°C (41° to 131°F)
Nonoperating –40° to 70°C (–40° to 158°F)
Operating 20°C/hour(36°F/hour)max,withoutcondensation
Nonoperating 20°C/hour(36°F/hour)max,withoutcondensation
Operating 8% to 90% noncondensing (10% per hour max)
Nonoperating 5% to 95% noncondensing (10% per hour max)
Operating 29.4°C (84°F) max
Nonoperating 29.4°C (84°F) max

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1.8.4 Altitude
1.8.5 Shock
During shock tests, the drive was mounted securely with the input shock
applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock may be applied in the X, Y
or Z axis.
1.8.5.1 Operating shock
These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this docu-
ment when subjected to a maximum operating shock of 63 Gs (based
on half-sine shock pulses of 2 msec). Do not repeat shocks more than
two times per second.
1.8.5.2 Nonoperating shock
The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without
incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subse-
quently put into operation is 300 Gs (based on a nonrepetitive half-sine
shock pulse of 2 msec duration). Shock pulse is defined by MIL-STD-
202F.
1.8.6 Vibration
During vibration tests, the drive was mounted securely with the input
vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. Vibration may be applied
in the X, Y or Z axis.
1.8.6.1 Operating vibration
The following table lists the maximum vibration levels that the drive may
experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this
document.
Operating –122 m to 3,048 m (–400 ft to 10,000+ ft)
Nonoperating –122 m to 12,192 m (–400 ft to 40,000+ ft)
5–22 Hz 0.020-inch displacement (peak to peak)
22–350 Hz 0.50 Gs acceleration (zero to peak)