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Product ManualCheetah 15K.6 FC100465943Rev. DAugust 2008ST3450856FCST3300656FCST3146356FC ST3450056FC (FDE)ST3300056FC (FDE)ST3146756FC (FDE)

4Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D2.1.2 Electromagnetic complianceSeagate uses an independent laboratory to confirm compliance with the directiv

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D5tory analytical validation testing, and an internal auditing process to ensure that all standard operating pro

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Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D73.0 General descriptionCheetah 15K.6 FC drives provide high performance, high capacity data storage for a vari

8Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D3.1 Standard featuresCheetah 15K.6 FC drives have the following standard features:• 4-Gbit Fibre Channel inter

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D93.2 Media descriptionThe media used on the drive has an aluminum substrate coated with a thin film magnetic ma

10Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D3.6 Factory-installed optionsYou may order the following items which are incorporated at the manufacturing fa

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D114.0 Performance characteristicsThis section provides detailed information concerning performance-related char

12Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D4.2.2 Format command execution time (minutes)When changing sector sizes, the format times shown below may nee

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D134.4 Prefetch/multi-segmented cache controlThe drive provides a prefetch (read look-ahead) and multi-segmented

©2007, 2008, Seagate Technology LLC All rights reserved. Publication number: 100465943, Rev. D August 2008Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave l

14Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. Dare to be written are already stored in the cache from a previous read or write command. If there are, the re

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D155.0 Reliability specificationsThe following reliability specifications assume correct host and drive operatio

16Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D5.1.3 Seek errorsA seek error is defined as a failure of the drive to position the heads to the addressed tra

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D17present, loop operation may continue. If the bypass circuit is not present, loop operation will be halted whi

18Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. DDetermining rateS.M.A.R.T. monitors the rate at which errors occur and signals a predictive failure if the ra

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D195.2.6 Drive Self Test (DST)Drive Self Test (DST) is a technology designed to recognize drive fault conditions

20Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D5.2.6.2.3 Short and extended testsDST has two testing options:1. short2. extendedThese testing options are de

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D215.2.7 Product warrantyBeginning on the date of shipment to the customer and continuing for the period specifi

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Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D236.0 Physical/electrical specificationsThis section provides information relating to the physical and electric

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. DiContents1.0 Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D Table 2: ST3450856FC DC power requirements 1 Gbit 2 Gbit 4 GbitNotes (Amps) (Amps) (Amps) (Amps) (A

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D25 Table 4: ST3300656FC DC power requirements 1 Gbit 2 Gbit 4 GbitNotes (Amps) (Amps) (Amps) (

26Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D [1] Measured with average reading DC ammeter. Instantaneous +12V current peaks will exceed these val-ue

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D27Motor command. [5] See paragraph 6.2.1, "Conducted noise immunity." Specified voltage tolerance inc

28Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D Figure 1. Typical ST3450856FC current profiles

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D29 Figure 2. Typical ST3450056FC current profiles

30Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D Figure 3. Typical ST3300656FC current profiles

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D31 Figure 4. Typical ST3300056FC current profiles

32Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D Figure 5. Typical ST3146356FC current profiles

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D33 Figure 6. Typical ST3146756FC current profiles

iiCheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D6.0 Physical/electrical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D6.3 Power dissipation450GB modelsTypical power dissipation under idle conditions in 4 Gbit operation is 12.09

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D35300GB modelsTypical power dissipation under idle conditions in 4 Gbit operation is 11.04 watts (37.67 BTUs pe

36Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D146GB modelsTypical power dissipation under idle conditions in 4 Gbit operation is 9.51 watts (32.45 BTUs per

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D37b. Non-operating–40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C) package ambient with a maximum gradient of 36°F (20°C) per hour.

38Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D6.4.4 Shock and vibrationShock and vibration limits specified in this document are measured directly on the d

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D39 Figure 11. Recommended mountingZYXZYX

40Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D6.4.4.2 Vibrationa. Operating—normalThe drive as installed for normal operation, shall comply with the comple

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D41Users should use caution exposing any electronic components to uncontrolled chemical pollutants and corro-siv

42Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D6.5 Mechanical specificationsThe following nominal dimensions are exclusive of the decorative front panel acc

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D437.0 Defect and error management Seagate continues to use innovative technologies to manage defects and errors

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. Diii9.5.4 Pin descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

44Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. Dread or re-write attempt. The maximum level used by the drive in LBA recovery is determined by the read and w

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D45[1] These values are subject to change. Setting these retry counts to a value below the default setting coul

46Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. Davoid placing data in suspect locations on the media. Unreadable and recovered error sites will be logged or

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D478.0 InstallationCheetah 15K.6 FC disc drive installation is a plug-and-play process. There are no jumpers, sw

48Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. DIf forced air is necessary, possible air-flow patterns are shown in Figure 13. The air-flow patterns are crea

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D49cally isolating shock mounts. If it is desired for the system chassis to not be connected to the HDA/PCBA gro

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Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D519.0 Interface requirements This section partially describes the interface requirements as implemented on Chee

52Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D9.1.2 Fibre Channel task management functionsTable 10 lists the Fibre Channel SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol (FC

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D539.1.4 Fibre Channel port loginTable 12 identifies the required content of the N_Port Login (PLOGI) payload fr

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54Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D9.1.5 Fibre Channel port login acceptTable 13 identifies the N_Port Login access payload values.9.1.6 Fibre C

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D559.1.7 Fibre Channel Process Login AcceptTable 15 lists Cheetah 15K.6 FC process login accept payload data.9.1

56Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D9.1.9 Fibre Channel fabric accept loginTable 17 lists the required content of the Fabric Login Accept (ACC) p

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D579.1.10 Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop optionsTable 18 lists the FC-AL options supported by Cheetah 15K.6 FC dr

58Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D Table 19: Supported commands Command codeSupported (Y/N) [4] Command nameExecutable state of standard SC

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D59Y Power control page (1Ah)Y Information exceptions control page (1Ch)Y Background Scan mode subpage (01h)1Bh

60Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D3Ah N Copy and verify 3Bh Y Write buffer N Y Check Condition Check Condition(all modes except modes 4h - 7h,

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D61[1] Cheetah 15K.6 FC drives can format to 512, 520, 524 or 528 bytes per logical block.[2] Warning. Power los

62Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D[3] Reference Mode Sense command 1Ah for mode pages supported.[4] Y = Yes. Command is supported. N = No. Comm

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D63When power is applied to the drive, it takes saved values from the media and stores them as current val-ues i

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D11.0 ScopeThis manual describes Seagate Technology® LLC, Cheetah® 15K.6 FC (Fibre Channel) disc drives.Cheetah

64Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. DTable 21: Mode Sense data saved, default and changeable values for ST3450856FC/ST3450056FC drives MODE DATA H

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D65Table 22: Mode Sense data default and changeable values for ST3300656FC/ST3300056FC drives MODE DATA HEADER:0

66Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. DTable 23: Mode Sense data default and changeable values for ST3146356FC/ST3146756FC drives MODE DATA HEADER:

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D679.4 Miscellaneous operating features and conditions Table 24 lists various features and conditions. A “Y” in

68Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D9.5 FC-AL physical interface Figure 14 shows the location of the J1 Fibre Channel single connection attachmen

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D699.5.2 Connector requirements The FC-AL SCA device connector is illustrated in Figure 16. Figure 16. FC-AL

70Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. DTable 27: FC-SCA pin descriptions *Short pins in mating backpanel connector.[1] This pin may be connected to

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D719.5.6 PowerPower is supplied through the FC-SCA with support for +5 volts and +12 volts. All of the voltage p

72Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D9.5.8 Active LED OutThe Active LED Out signal is driven by the drive as indicated in Table 28.The Active LED

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D739.5.11 SEL_6 through SEL_0 ID linesThe SEL_6 through SEL_0 ID lines determine drive address, and, optionally,

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74Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. DTable 30: Arbitrated loop physical address (AL_PA) valuesAL_PA (hex)SEL ID (hex)Setting (dec)AL_PA (hex)SEL I

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D759.5.12 Device control codesThe drive inputs a Device Control Code on the DEV_CTRL_CODE lines at power up to d

76Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D9.6.2 LED driver signalsFault and Active LED signals are located in the FC-SCA connector (J1). See Table 33 f

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D77Figure 19 provides the data valid eye diagram for typical and minimum requirements to recover data at the spe

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Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D7910.0 Seagate Technology support servicesInternetFor information regarding Seagate products and services, visi

80Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. DCustomer Service OperationsWarranty ServiceSeagate offers worldwide customer support for Seagate products. Se

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D81IndexNumerics12 voltpins 713rd party reserve command 615 volt pins 71AAbort Sequence (ABTS) 51abort t

82Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. DDDAR 46data headsread/write 11data rateinternal 11data transfer rate 12data valid eye 77Date code p

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D83firmware 8corruption 61Firmware download option command 60Firmware numbers page command 58flawed sect

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D32.0 Applicable standards and reference documentationThe drive has been developed as a system peripheral to the

84Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. DAutomatic contingent allegiance 67Deferred error handling 67FC-AL selective reset 67Parameter rounding

Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. D85requirements, AC 23requirements, DC 23sequencing 27Power control page (1Ah) command 59power distribut

86Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. Dshock 37, 38and vibration 37shock mount 49signalcharacteristics 75LED driver 76single-unit shippi

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