Product manual
Table Of Contents
- Barracuda 18FC Disc Drive
- ST118273FC
- Product Manual, Volume 1
- Barracuda 18FC Disc Drive
- ST118273FC
- Product Manual, Volume 1
- Revision status summary sheet
- Contents
- 1.0 Scope 1
- 2.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation 3
- 3.0 General description 5
- 4.0 Performance characteristics 9
- 5.0 Reliability specifications 13
- 6.0 Physical/electrical specifications 19
- 7.0 Defect and error management 25
- 8.0 Installation 27
- 9.0 Interface requirements 33
- 9.1 FC-AL features 33
- 9.1.1 Fibre Channel link service frames 33
- 9.1.2 Fibre Channel task management functions 33
- 9.1.3 Fibre Channel task management responses 33
- 9.1.4 Fibre Channel port login 34
- 9.1.5 Fibre Channel port login accept 35
- 9.1.6 Fibre Channel Process Login (PRLI) 35
- 9.1.7 Fibre Channel Process Accept (ACC) 35
- 9.1.8 Fibre Channel fabric login 36
- 9.1.9 Fibre Channel fabric accept login 37
- 9.1.10 Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop options 38
- 9.2 Dual port support 38
- 9.3 SCSI commands supported 39
- 9.4 Miscellaneous operating features and conditions 45
- 9.5 FC-AL physical interface 46
- 9.5.1 Physical characteristics 46
- 9.5.2 Connector requirements 47
- 9.5.3 Electrical description 48
- 9.5.4 Pin descriptions 48
- 9.5.5 FC-AL transmitters and receivers 49
- 9.5.6 Power 49
- 9.5.7 Fault LED Out 49
- 9.5.8 Active LED Out 49
- 9.5.9 Enable port bypass signals 50
- 9.5.10 Motor start controls 50
- 9.5.11 SEL_6 through SEL_0 ID lines 50
- 9.6 Signal characteristics 52
- 9.1 FC-AL features 33
- 10.0 Seagate Technology support services 55
- List of Figures
- Figure 1. Barracuda 18FC family disc drive 1
- Figure 2. Barracuda 18FC disc drive 5
- Figure 3. Typical Barracuda 18FC drive +12V current profile 20
- Figure 4. Mounting configuration dimensions 23
- Figure 5. Physical interface 27
- Figure 6. LED indicator connector 28
- Figure 7. Air flow 29
- Figure 8. PCBA temperature measurement locations 30
- Figure 9. HDA case temperature measurement location 30
- Figure 10. Physical interface 46
- Figure 11. Port bypass circuit physical interconnect 46
- Figure 12. FC-AL SCA device connector dimensions 47
- Figure 13. J6 connector dimensions 47
- Figure 14. FC-AL transmitters and receivers 49
- Figure 15. Transmit eye diagram 53
- Figure 16. Receive eye diagram 53
- Contents
- 1.0 Scope
- 2.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation
- 3.0 General description
- 4.0 Performance characteristics
- 4.1 Internal drive characteristics
- 4.2 Seek performance characteristics
- 4.3 Start/stop time
- 4.4 Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control
- 4.5 Cache operation
- 1. Drive transfers to the initiator the first logical block requested plus all subsequent contigu...
- 2. When a requested logical block is reached that is not in any segment, the drive fetches it and...
- 3. The drive prefetches additional logical blocks contiguous to those transferred in step 2 above...
- 1. The drive fetches the requested logical blocks from the disc and transfers them into a segment...
- 2. The drive prefetches additional logical blocks contiguous to those transferred in Case A, step...
- 4.5.1 Caching write data
- 5.0 Reliability specifications
- 6.0 Physical/electrical specifications
- 6.1 AC power requirements
- 6.2 DC power requirements
- Table 1: DC power requirements
- [1] Measured with average reading DC ammeter. Instantaneous +12V current peaks will exceed these ...
- [2] A –10% tolerance is allowed during initial spindle start but must return to ±5% before reachi...
- [3] See +12V current profile in Figure 3.
- [4] This condition occurs when the Motor Start option is enabled and the drive has not yet receiv...
- [5] See paragraph 6.2.1, “Conducted noise immunity.” Specified voltage tolerance includes ripple,...
- [6] Operating condition is defined as random seek reads of 64 blocks.
- [7] All power saving features enabled.
- [8] During idle, the heads are relocated every 60 seconds to a random location within the band fr...
- 1. Minimum current loading for each supply voltage is not less than 4% of the maximum operating c...
- 2. The +5V and +12V supplies should employ separate ground returns.
- 3. Where power is provided to multiple drives from a common supply, careful consideration for ind...
- 6.2.1 Conducted noise immunity
- 6.2.2 Power sequencing
- 6.2.3 Current profiles
- 6.3 Power dissipation
- 6.4 Environmental limits
- a. Operating
- b. Non-operating
- a. Operating
- b. Non-operating
- a. Operating
- b. Non-operating
- a. Operating (normal)
- b. Operating (abnormal)
- c. Non-operating
- d. Packaged
- a. Operating (normal)
- b. Operating (abnormal)
- c. Non-operating
- 7.0 Defect and error management
- 8.0 Installation
- 8.1 Drive ID/option selection
- 8.2 LED connections
- Figure 5. Physical interface
- [1] The drive has a 2.2K ohm resistor in series with this LED driver. Tie the minus side of an ex...
- [2] An external current-limiting resistor is required when connecting an LED to this pin. The min...
- [3] Jumper storage location (across pins 2 and 4).
- 8.2.1 J6 connector requirements
- 8.3 Drive orientation
- 8.4 Cooling
- 8.5 Drive mounting
- 8.6 Grounding
- 9.0 Interface requirements
- 9.1 FC-AL features
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- 9.1.4 Fibre Channel port login
- 9.1.5 Fibre Channel port login accept
- 9.1.6 Fibre Channel Process Login (PRLI)
- 9.1.7 Fibre Channel Process Accept (ACC)
- 9.1.8 Fibre Channel fabric login
- 9.1.9 Fibre Channel fabric accept login
- 9.1.10 Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop options
- 9.2 Dual port support
- 9.3 SCSI commands supported
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- [1] Barracuda 18FC drives can format to any multiple of four bytes per logical block in the range...
- [2] Warning. Power loss during flash programming can result in firmware corruption. This usually ...
- [3] Reference Mode Sense command 1Ah for mode pages supported.
- 9.3.1 Inquiry data
- 9.3.2 Mode Sense data
- A7
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- <------------------------------------------------ Mode sense pages data -------------------------...
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- <--- Read capacity data --->
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- 9.5 FC-AL physical interface
- Figure 10. Physical interface
- 9.5.1 Physical characteristics
- 9.5.2 Connector requirements
- 9.5.3 Electrical description
- 9.5.4 Pin descriptions
- 9.5.5 FC-AL transmitters and receivers
- 9.5.6 Power
- 9.5.7 Fault LED Out
- 9.5.8 Active LED Out
- 9.5.9 Enable port bypass signals
- 9.5.10 Motor start controls
- 9.5.11 SEL_6 through SEL_0 ID lines
- 9.6 Signal characteristics
- 9.5 FC-AL physical interface
- 10.0 Seagate Technology support services

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10.0 Seagate Technology support services
Online Services
Internet
Visit Seagate on the Internet at http://www.seagate.com for online information about Seagate products. You
can also send e-mail with your disc or tape questions to:
Presales:
DiscPreSales@Seagate.com or Tape_Sales_Support@Seagate.com
Technical support
: DiscSupport@Seagate.com or TapeSupport@Seagate.com
SeaBOARD
®
is a computer bulletin board system that contains information about Seagate disc and tape drive
products and is available 24 hours daily. Set your communications software to eight data bits, no parity and one
stop bit (8-N-1).
Presales Support
Our Presales Support staff can help you determine which Seagate products are best suited for your specific
application or computer system.
Seagate Express
You can purchase select tape products and tape accessories through Seagate Express 24 hours daily by call-
ing 1-800-531-0968 or by faxing your order to: 1-972-481-4812.
Automated Services
SeaFONE
®
(
1-800-SEAGATE)
is Seagate's 800 number (1-800-732-4283), which provides toll-free access to
our automated self-help services. Here you'll find answers to commonly asked questions, troubleshooting tips
and specifications for disc drives and tape drives. This service is available 24 hours daily and requires a touch-
tone phone. International callers can reach this service by dialing 1-405-936-1234.
SeaFAX
®
is Seagate's automated FAX delivery system. Using a touch-tone phone, you can obtain technical
support information by return FAX. This service is available 24 hours daily.
Technical Support
If you need assistance installing your drive, consult your dealer. For one-on-one help, you can talk to a techni-
cal support specialist during business hours. Before calling, note your system configuration and drive model
number (ST
xxxxx).
SeaTDD
™
(1-405-936-1687)
is a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD). You can send questions or
comments 24 hours daily and exchange messages with a technical support specialist from 8:00 A.M. to 12:15
P.M. and 1:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. (central time) Monday through Friday.
Customer Service (CSO)
Warranty Repair
Seagate direct OEM, Distribution and System Integrator customers should contact their Seagate service cen-
ter representative for warranty information. Other customers should contact their place of purchase. Seagate
offers comprehensive customer support for Seagate drives. These services are available worldwide.
Authorized Service Centers
If your drive is out of warranty, you can contact an Authorized Service Center for service or repair.










