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1999 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved
Publication Number: 20400143-001, Rev. A, March 1999
Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Seagate logo, Medalist and the
Medalist logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc.
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
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Contents
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
1.12.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.12.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.0 Drive mounting and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.3 Ultra ATA/66 cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.4 Drive mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.0 ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.2 ATA Interface commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.2.1 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.2.2 Identify Drive command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.2.3 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.2.4 S.M.A.R.T. commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Figures
Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 2. Alternate capacity jumper and master/slave jumper . . . . . 19
Figure 3. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 4. I/O pins and supported ATA signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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1
Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifi-
cations for the Medalist 17242 (ST317242A), Medalist 13032
(ST313032A), Medalist 10232 (ST310232A), Medalist 8422
(ST38422A) and the Medalist 4312 (ST34312A). These drives are
referred to throughout this manual by their model numbers. These drives
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 66.6 Mbytes per
second) using Ultra DMA mode 4
• 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 ST317242A ST313032A ST310232A ST38422A ST34312A
Guaranteed Mbytes
6
(×10 bytes)
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
8
4
6
3
6
3
4
2
2
1
Discs
Recording density
(bits/inch max)
239,000
13,405
3,200
5,400
188
Track density
(tracks/inch)
Areal density
2
(Mbits/inch )
Spindle speed
(RPM)
Internal data-
transfer rate
(Mbits/sec max)
I/Odata-transferrate
(Mbytes/sec max)
66.6
ATA data-transfer
modes supported
PIO modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4;
Multiword DMA modes 0, 1, 2;
Ultra DMA modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Cache buffer
(Kbytes)
512
Height (mm max)
Width (mm max)
26.10
101.85
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Drive Specification ST317242A ST313032A ST310232A ST38422A ST34312A
Length (mm max)
147.00
Weight
558
(grams typical)
Track-to-track seek
time (msec typical)
1.3 (read), 2.1 (write)
Average seek time
(msec typical)
9.0 (read), 10.5 (write)
Full-strokeseektime
(msec typical)
18 (read), 20 (write)
Average latency
(msec)
5.6
12
12
Power-on to ready
(sec typical)
Standby to ready
(sec typical)
Startup current:
12V (peak)
5V (RMS)
2.2 amps
0.6 amps
Seek power and
current (mean)
8.5 watts
5.5 watts
5.5 watts
1.1 watts
Read/Write power
and current (typical)
Idlemodepowerand
current (typical)
Standby mode pow-
er and current
(typical)
Sleep mode power
and current (typical)
1.1 watts
Voltage tolerance
(including noise)
5V ± 5%
12V ± 10%
Ambient
0° to 55°C (op.), –40° to 70°C (nonop.)
20°C
temperature
Temperature gradi-
ent (per hour max)
Relative humidity
(op. and nonop.)
8% to 80% (op.)
5% to 95% (nonop.)
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Drive Specification ST317242A ST313032A ST310232A ST38422A ST34312A
Relative humidity
10% per hour max
gradient
Wet bulb
29.4°C (op.), 29.4°C (nonop.)
temperature (max)
Altitude
–122 to 3,048 (op.)
–122 to 12,192 (nonop.)
(meters below mean
sea level, max)
Shock, operating
63
(Gs max at 2 msec)
Shock, nonoperating
(Gs max at 2 msec)
300
Vibration, operating
0.50 G (0 to peak, 22–350 Hz)
5.0 Gs (0 to peak, 22–350 Hz)
Vibration,
nonoperating
Drive acoustics
(bels—sound power)
Idle mode
(dBA—sound pres-
sure)
3.3 (typical), 3.8 (max)
30 (typical)
Drive acoustics
(bels—sound pow-
er)
Read/Write mode
(dBA—sound pres-
sure)
3.7 (typical), 4.1 (max)
32 (typical)
Nonrecoverable
read errors
14
1 per 10 bits read
Mean time between
failures
400,000
(power-on hours)
Contact start-stop
cycles (25°C, 40%
relative humidity)
40,000
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Service life (years)
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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
ST317242A, ST313032A, ST310232A, ST38422A and the ST34312A.
1.1 Formatted capacity
Drive
Model
Guaranteed Mbytes
(1 Mbyte = 106 bytes)
Bytes per
sector
Guaranteed
sectors
ST317242A
ST313032A
ST310232A
ST38422A
ST34312A
17,245
13,022
10,242
8,622
33,683,328
25,434,228
20,005,650
16,841,664
8,420,832
512
512
512
512
512
4,311
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
CHS Mode
ST317242A
ST313032A
ST310232A
ST38422A
ST34312A
Cylinders
16,383
16,383
16,383
16,383
8,354
Read/Write heads
Sectors per track
16
16
16
16
16
63
63
63
63
63
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.
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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. The CHS addressing supports capacities up to 8.4 Gbytes. To see
the full capacity of drives greater than 8.4 Gbytes, use the LBA
addressing mode.
The ST317242A logical cylinders are:
Logical cylinders=33,683,328/(logical sectors per track × logical heads)
The ST313032A logical cylinders are:
Logical cylinders=25,434,228/(logical sectors per track × logical heads)
The ST310232A logical cylinders are:
Logical cylinders=20,005,650/(logical sectors per track × logical heads)
The ST38422A logical cylinders are:
Logical cylinders=16,841,664/(logical sectors per track × logical heads)
The ST34312A logical cylinders are:
Logical cylinders=8,420,832/(logical sectors per track × logical heads)
1.2 Physical organization
Drive Model
ST317242A
ST313032A
ST310232A
ST38422A
ST34312A
Read/Write heads (MR)
Number of discs
8
6
6
4
2
4
3
3
2
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1.3 Recording and interface technology
Interface
ATA
Recording method
EPRML (16,17)
Recording density
(bits/inch)
239,000
Track density (tracks/inch) 13,405
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Areal density (Mbits/inch2) 3,200
Spindle speed (RPM)
5,400
( ± 0.2%)
Internal data-transfer rate
(Mbits per second max)
188
I/O data-transfer rate
(Mbytes per second max)
16.6 (PIO mode 4 with IORDY)
16.6 (multiword DMA mode 2)
66.6 (Ultra DMA mode 4)
Interleave
1:1
Cache buffer (Kbytes)
512
1.4 Physical characteristics
ST317242A, ST313032A,
Drive Specification
ST310232A, ST38422A,
ST34312A
Maximum height (mm)
26.10
1.028
(inches)
Maximum width (mm)
101.85
4.010
(inches)
Maximum length (mm)
147.00
5.787
(inches)
Typical weight
(grams)
(pounds)
558
1.2
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.
• Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at least 5,000
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.
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Read
Write
Seek type
(msec, typ.) (msec, typ.)
Track-to-track
Average
1.3
9.0
18
2.1
10.5
20
Full-stroke
Average latency: 5.6 msec
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
exceed the noted values. Due to the manner in which these drives
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
Power-on to Ready (sec)
Standby to Ready (sec)
Ready to spindle stop (sec)
12 (typical)
12 (typical)
12 (typical)
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 power is 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,
based on a 16-sector write followed by a 32-msec delay, then a 16-sector
read followed by a 32-msec delay.
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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 servo and read/write electronics are in power-down mode.
Mode
Typical Watts RMS Typical Amps RMS
5V
12V
Spinup
—
0.6 (Peak)
0.5
2.2 (Peak)
0.5
Seek
8.5
(Random,
no read/write)
Read/Write
Operating
Idle
5.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.25
0.4
7.3
5.5
0.25
0.007
0.007
Standby
Sleep
1.08
1.08
1.7.1.1 Typical current profile
Figure 1 shows a typical current profile.
Current (Amps)
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
5
6
0
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
Time (seconds)
Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile
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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:
Mode
Active
Idle
Heads
Spindle
Rotating
Rotating
Stopped
Stopped
Buffer
Tracking
Tracking
Parked
Parked
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
Standby
Sleep
Active mode. The drive is in Active mode during the read/write and 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
commands and returns to Active mode any time disc access is necessary.
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Sleep mode. The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep
command from the host. The heads are parked and the spindle is at rest.
The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset
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 or seek), the standby timer is reinitialized and begins
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
Operating
0° to 55°C (32° to 131°F)
Nonoperating
–40° to 70°C (–40° to 158°F)
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
Operating
20°C/hour (36°F/hour) max, without condensation
20°C/hour (36°F/hour) max, without condensation
Nonoperating
1.8.3 Humidity
1.8.3.1 Relative Humidity
Operating
8% to 80% noncondensing (10% per hour max)
Nonoperating
5% to 95% noncondensing (10% per hour max)
1.8.3.2 Wet bulb temperature
Operating
29.4°C (84°F) max
Nonoperating
29.4°C (84°F) max
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1.8.4 Altitude
Operating
–122 m to 3,048 m (–400 ft to 10,000+ ft)
–122 m to 12,192 m (–400 ft to 40,000+ ft)
Nonoperating
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). Shocks are not to be repeated
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 pulses are 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.
5–22 Hz
0.020-inch displacement (peak to peak)
0.50 Gs acceleration (zero to peak)
22–350 Hz
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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 subsequently put into operation.
5–22 Hz
0.20-inch displacement (peak to peak)
5.0 Gs acceleration (zero to peak)
22–350 Hz
1.9 Drive acoustics
Drive acoustics were measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound
power levels (no pure tones). All measurements are generally consistent
with ISO document 7779. Sound power measurements were taken
under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. For all
tests, the drive was oriented with the cover facing upward.
For the Seek mode, the drive was placed in seek only. Currently for these
drives, the approximate number of seeks per second is 26.6. The number
of seeks per second is defined by the following equation:
Number of seeks per second = 0.4 / (average latency + average access time).
Typical sound Maximum sound
Mode
power (bels)
power (bels)
Idle
3.3
3.7
3.8
4.1
Read/Write
1.10 Electromagnetic susceptibility
The drive operates without errors when subjected to the following:
Radiated noise
≤ 3 volt/meter, 30 Hz to 500 MHz
≤ 10 KVolts
Electrostatic discharge*
Magnetic field strength
≤ 5 Gauss
* Electrostatic discharge susceptibility is measured with the drive
mounted in a representative computer system (mounted to a ground
plane with earth grounding). Discharges are applied to the bezel or
other external surfaces on the ground plane.
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1.11 Reliability
Nonrecoverable read errors
Mean time between failures
1 per 1014 bits read, max
400,000 power-on hours
(nominal power, 25°C ambient tem-
perature)
Contact start-stop cycles
40,000 cycles
(atnominalvoltageandtemperature,
with 60 cycles per hour and a 50%
duty cycle)
Preventive maintenance
None required
1.12 Agency certification
1.12.1 Safety certification
The drives are recognized in accordance with UL 1950 and CSA C22.2
(950) and meet all applicable sections of IEC950 and EN 60950 as tested
by TUV North America.
1.12.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility
Hard drives that display the CE marking comply with European Union
requirements specified in Electromagnetic Compatibility Directives.
Testing is performed to standards EN50082-1 and EN55022-B.
Seagate uses an independent laboratory to confirm compliance with the
EC directives specified in the previous paragraph. Drives are tested in
representative end-user systems. Although CE-marked Seagate drives
comply with the directives when used in the test systems, we cannot
guarantee that all systems will comply with the directives. The drive is
designed for operation inside a properly designed enclosure, with prop-
erly shielded I/O cable (if necessary) and terminators on all unused I/O
ports. Computer manufacturers and system integrators should confirm
EMC compliance and provide CE marking for their products.
Australian C-Tick
If these models have the C-Tick marking, they comply with the Australia/
New Zealand Standard AS/NZS3548 1995 and meet the Electromag-
netic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of Australia’s Spec-
trum Management Agency (SMA).
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1.12.3 FCC verification
These drives are intended to be contained solely within a personal
computer or similar enclosure (not attached as an external device). As
such, each drive is considered to be a subassembly even when it is
individually marketed to the customer. As a subassembly, no Federal
Communications Commission verification or certification of the device is
required.
Seagate Technology, Inc. has tested this device in enclosures as de-
scribed above to ensure that the total assembly (enclosure, disc drive,
motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with the limits for a Class
B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J, Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Operation with noncertified assemblies is likely to result in interference
to radio and television reception.
Radio and Television Interference. This equipment generates and
uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interfer-
ence to radio and television reception.
This equipment is designed to provide reasonable protection against
such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause interference to radio or television, which can
be determined by turning the equipment on and off, you are encouraged
to try one or more of the following corrective measures:
• Reorient the receiving antenna.
• Move the device to one side or the other of the radio or TV.
• Move the device farther away from the radio or TV.
• Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the receiver and
computer are on different branch outlets.
If necessary, you should consult your dealer or an experienced radio/
television technician for additional suggestions. You may find helpful the
following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commis-
sion: How to Identify and Resolve Radio-Television Interference Prob-
lems. This booklet is available from the Superintendent of Documents,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Refer to pub-
lication number 004-000-00345-4.
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2.0 Drive mounting and configuration
2.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions
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After unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed to
potential handling and electrostatic discharge (ESD) hazards. Observe the
following standard handling and static-discharge precautions:
Caution:
• Keep the drive in its static-shielded bag until you are ready to complete
the installation. Do not attach any cables to the drive while it is in its
static-shielded bag.
• Before handling the drive, put on a grounded wrist strap, or ground
yourself frequently by touching the metal chassis of a computer that
is plugged into a grounded outlet. Wear a grounded wrist strap
throughout the entire installation procedure.
• Handle the drive by its edges or frame only.
• The drive is extremely fragile—handle it with care. Do not press down
on the drive top cover.
• Always rest the drive on a padded, antistatic surface until you mount
it in the computer.
• Do not touch the connector pins or the printed circuit board.
• Do not remove the factory-installed labels from the drive or cover them
with additional labels. Removal voids the warranty. Some factory-
installed labels contain information needed to service the drive. Other
labels are used to seal out dirt and contamination.
2.2 Jumper settings
2.2.1 Master/slave configuration
You must establish a master/slave relationship between two drives that
are attached to a single AT bus. You can configure a drive as a master
or slave by setting the master/slave jumpers, shown in Figure 2 on page
19.
These drives support master/slave configuration using the cable select
option. This requires a special daisy-chain cable that grounds pin 28
(CSEL) on one of its two drive connectors. If you attach the drive to the
grounded CSEL connector, it is a master. If you attach the drive to the
ungrounded CSEL connector, it is a slave. To use this option, the host
system and both drives must support cable select, and both drives must
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be configured for cable select. To configure this drive for cable select,
install a jumper as shown in Figure 2.
For the master drive to recognize the slave drive using the DASP– signal,
the slave drive must assert the DASP– signal at power up, and the
master drive must monitor DASP– at power up.
2.2.2 Alternate capacity jumper
Some older computers may “hang” if their BIOS detects a hard drive that
has more than 4,092 cylinders at startup. To allow these computers to
recognize the ST317242A, ST313032A, ST310232A, ST38422A or the
ST34312A, these drives include a capacity-limiting jumper, which sets
the drive’s default translation geometry to 4,092 cylinders. This limits the
drive’s capacity to 2.1 Gbytes, unless third-party software is used.
2.3 Ultra ATA/66 cable
An 80-conductor 40-pin cable is required to run Ultra DMA mode 3 and
4. This cable uses even-numbered conductors connected to the ground
pins to improve signal integrity.
Note. The drive supports both host and drive cable detection. The host
detects the 80-conductor cable by sampling pin 34, CBLID—, on
the interface bus. The drive detects the 80-conductor cable by
sensing a capacitor at the host side through the CBLID— signal.
The result is reported in a Fast Rise Detected bit (bit 13 of word
93 in the Identify drive parameter block).
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ATA interface
connector
pin 1
2
4 6
8
4-pin power
connector
7
1 3
5
Alternate capacity and master/slave
jumper settings
Slave
1.
The drive is shipped with a jumper on pins 7
and 8. This configures the drive for master or
single drive operation.
1
Master or single drive
2
Enable cable select
2. Consult your computer manual to determine
whether your computer supports cable select.
3. Use this jumper setting only if the drive does
not work with a jumper on pins 7 and 8.
Master with non-ATA
3
compatible slave
Limit capacity to 2.1 Gbytes
(4,092 cylinders)
4. Use this jumper setting if your computer fails
to boot because it cannot recognize drives with
more than 4,092 cylinders.
4
Figure 2. Alternate capacity jumper and master/slave jumper
2.4 Drive mounting
You can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the side-
mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-mounting holes. See Figure
3 on page 20 for drive mounting dimensions.
Important mounting precautions:
• Allow a minimum clearance of 0.030 inches (0.76 mm) around the
entire perimeter of the drive for cooling.
• Use only 6-32 UNC mounting screws.
• The screws should be inserted no more than 0.22 inch (5.58 mm) into
the bottom mounting holes and no more than 0.20 inch (5.0 mm) into
the side mounting holes.
• Do not overtighten the mounting screws (maximum torque: 3 inch-lb,
0.34 N.m, 3.45 kgf.cm).
• Do not use a drive interface cable that is more than 18 inches
(457 mm) long.
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Note. Dimensions are shown in mm (inches)
94.3 ± 0.8
[3.71 ± 0.03]
71.8 ± 0.8
[2.83 ± 0.03]
56.5 ± 0.8
[2.23 ± 0.03]
26.10 MAX
[1.028]
5.83 ± 0.38
[0.230 ± 0.015]
PIN ONE J2
4.66 ± 0.38
[0.183 ± 0.015]
PIN ONE J3
PIN ONE J4
0.35
±
95.24
[3.750 ± 0.014]
3.18
±
0.27
[0.125 ± 0.011]
27.90 ± 0.27
[1.098 ± 0.011]
40.77 0.27
±
0.011]
[1.605 ±
41.60 ± 0.33
[1.638 ± 0.013]
44.45 ± 0.33
147.00 MAX
[1.750 ± 0.013]
[5.787]
101.60 ± 0.33
[4.000 ± 0.013]
4X 6-32 UNC 2B
MAX INSERTION
DEPTH 0.22
(5.6 mm)
3X 6.35 ± 0.31
[0.250 ± 0.012]
BOTH SIDES
3X 6-32 UNC 2B
MAX INSERTION DEPTH
0.20 (5.0 mm) BOTH SIDES
101.85 MAX
[4.010 MAX]
Figure 3. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view
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3.0 ATA interface
These drives use the industry-standard ATA task file interface that
supports 16-bit data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/output
(PIO) modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4; multiword DMA modes 0, 1 and 2; and
Ultra DMA modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4. The drive also supports the use of
the IORDY signal to provide reliable high-speed data transfers.
You can use a daisy-chain cable to connect two drives to a single AT
host bus. For detailed information about the ATA interface, refer to the
draft of AT Attachment with Packet Interface Extension (ATA/ATAPI-4),
NCITS T13 1153D, subsequently referred to as the Draft ATA-4 Stan-
dard.
3.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins
Figure 4 on page 23 summarizes the signals on the ATA interface
connector that the drive supports. For a detailed description of these
signals, refer to the Draft ATA-4 Standard.
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Drive pin #
Host pin # and signal description
Signal name
–
1
2
Reset
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Hardware Reset
Ground
DD7
Ground
3
Host Data Bus Bit 7
Host Data Bus Bit 8
Host Data Bus Bit 6
Host Data Bus Bit 9
Host Data Bus Bit 5
Host Data Bus Bit 10
Host Data Bus Bit 4
4
DD8
5
DD6
6
DD9
7
DD5
8
DD10
DD4
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
DD11
DD3
10 Host Data Bus Bit 11
11 Host Data Bus Bit 3
12 Host Data Bus Bit 12
13 Host Data Bus Bit 2
14 Host Data Bus Bit 13
15 Host Data Bus Bit 1
16 Host Data Bus Bit 14
17 Host Data Bus Bit 0
18 Device Data (15:0)
19 Ground
DD12
DD2
DD13
DD1
DD14
DD0
DD15
Ground
(removed)
DMARQ
Ground
DIOW–
STOP
Ground
(No Pin)
20
21 DMA Request
22 Ground
23 Device I/O Write:
Stop Ultra DMA Burst
24 Ground
24
25
DIOR
–
25 Device I/O Read:
Host Ultra DMA Ready:
Host Ultra DMA Data Strobe
26 Ground
27 I/O Channel Ready
Device Ultra DMA Ready
Device Ulta DMA Data Strobe
28 Cable Select
29 DMA Acknowledge
30 Ground
31 Device Interrupt
32 Reserved
33 Host Address Bus Bit 1
34 Passed Diagnostics
Cable Assembly Type Identifier
35 Device Address (2:0)
36 Device Address (2:0)
37 Chip Select (1:0)
38 Chip Select (1:0)
39 Drive Active/Slave Present
40 Ground
HDMARDY
–
HSTROBE
Ground
26
27
IORDY
DDMARDY–
DSTROBE
CSEL
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
–
DMACK
Ground
INTRQ
–
IOCS16
DA1
PDIAG
–
CBLID–
35
36
37
38
39
40
DA0
DA2
CS0
CS1
–
–
–
DASP
Ground
Pins 28, 34 and 39 are used for master-slave communication (details shown below).
Drive 1 (slave)
Drive 0 (master)
Host
28
34
39
28
34
39
CSEL
28
34
39
–
PDIAG
DASP–
Figure 4. I/O pins and supported ATA signals
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3.2 ATA Interface commands
3.2.1 Supported ATA commands
The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the drive sup-
ports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Draft
ATA-4 Standard. See Section 3.2.4 on page 31 for details and subcom-
mands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation.
Supported by
Command name
Command ST317242A, ST313032A,
code
ST310232A, ST38422A,
ST34312A
ATA-standard commands
Download Microcode
92H
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Execute Device Diagnostics
Flush Cache
90H
E7H
Format Track
50H
Identify Device
Initialize Device Parameters
Read Buffer
ECH
91H
E4H
Read DMA
C8H, C9H
C4H
Read Multiple
Read Sectors
Read Verify Sectors
Recalibrate
20H, 21H
40H, 41H
10H
Seek
70H
Set Features
EFH
Set Multiple Mode
S.M.A.R.T.
C6H
B0H
Write Buffer
E8H
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Supported by
Command ST317242A, ST313032A,
Command name
code
ST310232A, ST38422A,
ST34312A
Write DMA
CAH, CBH
C5H
Yes
Write Multiple
Write Sectors
Yes
30H, 31H
Yes
ATA-standard power-management commands
Check Power Mode
Idle
98H or E5H
97H or E3H
95H or E1H
99H or E6H
96H or E2H
94H or E0H
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Idle Immediate
Sleep
Standby
Standby Immediate
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The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be
described in the Draft ATA-4 Standard.
3.2.2 Identify Drive command
The Identify Drive command (command code ECH) transfers information
about the drive to the host following power up. The data is organized as
a single 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in the table
below. All reserved bits or words should be set to zero. Parameters listed
with an “x” are drive-specific or vary with the state of the drive. See drive
specifications in Section 1 of this manual for default parameter settings.
Note. If the alternate capacity jumper is installed on these drives, the
drive capacity is reduced in word 1 to 4,092 cylinders.
Word
Description
Value
Configuration information:
• Bit 15: 0 = ATA; 1 = ATAPI
• Bit 7: removable media
• Bit 6: removable controller
• Bit 0: reserved
0C5A
H
0
1
3FFF
Number of logical cylinders:
16,383 (ST317242A)
16,383 (ST313032A)
16,383 (ST310232A)
16,383 (ST38422A)
8,354 (ST34312A)
H
(ST317242A)
(ST313032A)
(ST310232A)
(ST38422A)
20A2
H
(ST34312A)
0000
2
3
ATA-reserved
H
Number of logical heads:
16
(ST317242A, ST313032A,
ST310232A, ST38422A,
ST34312A)
0010
H
0000
0000
4
5
6
Retired
Retired
H
H
Number of logical sectors per logical
track: 63
003F
0000
H
7–9
Retired
H
10–19
Serial number:
(20 ASCII characters, 0000H = none)
ASCII
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Word
20
Description
Value
0000
Retired
Retired
Obsolete
H
0400
21
H
0000
22
H
23–26
Firmware revision (8 ASCII character
string, padded with blanks to end of
string)
x.xx
ST317242A
ST313032A
ST310232A
ST38422A
or
27–46
47
Drive model number: (40 ASCII
characters, padded with blanks to end
of string)
ST34312A
(Bits 7–0) Maximum sectors per
interrupt on Read multiple and Write
multiple (16)
8010
H
0000
48
49
Reserved
H
2F00
Standard Standby timer, IORDY
supported and may be disabled
H
0000
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
ATA-reserved
H
0200
PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode
Retired
H
0200
H
0007
Words 54–58, 64–70 and 88 are valid
Number of current logical cylinders
Number of current logical heads
H
xxxx
H
xxxx
H
Number of current logical sectors per
logical track
xxxx
H
xxxx
57–58
59
Current capacity in sectors
H
Number of sectors transferred during a
Read Multiple or Write Multiple
command
xxxx
H
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Word
Description
Value
F780 0201
H
H
(ST317242A)
1874 0184
60–61
Total number of user-addressable
LBA sectors available:
H
H
(ST313032A)
4312 0131
H
H
33,683,328 (ST317242A)
25,434,228 (ST313032A)
20,005,650 (ST310232A)
16,841,664 (ST38422A)
8,420,832 (ST34312A)
(ST310232A)
FBC0 0100
H
H
(ST38422A)
7DE0 0080
H
H
(ST34312A)
0000
62
63
Retired
H
xx07
Multiword DMA active and modes sup-
ported (see note following this table)
H
0003
64
65
66
67
68
Advanced PIO modes supported
(modes 3 and 4 supported)
H
0078
Minimum multiword DMA transfer
cycle time per word (120 nsec)
H
0078
Recommended multiword DMA
transfer cycle time per word (120 nsec)
H
00F0
Minimum PIO cycle time without
IORDY flow control (240 nsec)
H
Minimum PIO cycle time with IORDY
flow control (120 nsec)
0078
H
0000
69–74
75
ATA-reserved
H
0000
Queue depth
H
0000
76–79
80
ATA-reserved
H
001E
Major version number
Minor version number
Command sets supported
Command sets supported
Command sets support extension
Command sets enabled
H
0000
81
H
3069
82
H
4001
83
H
4000
84
H
30xx
85
H
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Word
86
Description
Command sets enabled
Command sets enable extension
Ultra DMA support and current mode
Security erase time
Value
0001
H
4000
87
H
xx1F
88
H
0000
89
H
0000
90
Enhanced security erase time
ATA-reserved
H
0000
91–127
128
H
0000
Security status
H
xxxx
129–159 Seagate-reserved
160–255 ATA-reserved
H
0000
H
Note. See the bit descriptions below for words 63, 88 and 93 of the
Identify Drive data:
Description (if bit is set to 1)
Bit Word 63
0
Multiword DMA mode 0 is supported.
Multiword DMA mode 1 is supported.
Multiword DMA mode 2 is supported.
Multiword DMA mode 0 is currently active.
Multiword DMA mode 1 is currently active.
Multiword DMA mode 2 is currently active.
Word 88
1
2
8
9
10
Bit
0
Ultra DMA mode 0 is supported.
Ultra DMA mode 1 is supported.
Ultra DMA mode 2 is supported.
Ultra DMA mode 3 is supported.
Ultra DMA mode 4 is supported.
1
2
3
4
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Ultra DMA mode 0 is currently active.
Ultra DMA mode 1 is currently active.
Ultra DMA mode 2 is currently active.
Ultra DMA mode 3 is currently active.
Ultra DMA mode 4 is currently active.
Word 93
9
10
11
12
Bit
13
1=80-conductor cable detected, CBLID above VIH
0=40-conductor cable detected, CBLID below VIL
3.2.3 Set Features command
This command controls the implementation of various features that the
drive supports. When the drive receives this command, it sets BSY,
checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates
an interrupt. If the value in the register does not represent a feature that
the drive supports, the command is aborted. Power-on default has the
read look-ahead and write caching features enabled. The acceptable
values for the Features register are defined as follows:
02H
03H
Enable write cache (default).
Set transfer mode (based on value in Sector Count register).
Sector Count register values:
00H Set PIO mode to default (PIO mode 2).
01H Set PIO mode to default and disable IORDY
(PIO mode 2).
08H PIO mode 0
09H PIO mode 1
0AH PIO mode 2 (default)
0BH PIO mode 3
0CH PIO mode 4
20H Multiword DMA mode 0
21H Multiword DMA mode 1
22H Multiword DMA mode 2
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40H Ultra DMA mode 0
41H Ultra DMA mode 1
42H Ultra DMA mode 2
43H Ultra DMA mode 3
44H Ultra DMA mode 4
55H
82H
AAH
F1H
Disable read look-ahead (read cache) feature.
Disable write cache.
Enable read look-ahead (read cache) feature (default).
Report full capacity available.
At power-on, or after a hardware reset, the default values of the features
are as indicated above. A software reset also changes the features to
default values.
3.2.4 S.M.A.R.T. commands
S.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure prediction for disc drives. When
S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, the drive monitors predetermined drive attributes
thataresusceptibletodegradationovertime. Ifself-monitoringdetermines
that a failure is likely, S.M.A.R.T. makes a status report available to the
host. Not all failures are predictable. S.M.A.R.T. predictability is limited to
the attributes the drive can monitor. For more information on S.M.A.R.T.
commands and implementation, see the Draft ATA-4 Standard.
These drives are shipped with S.M.A.R.T. features disabled. You must
have a recent BIOS or software package that supports S.M.A.R.T. to
enable the feature. The table below shows the S.M.A.R.T. command
codes that these drives use.
Supported by
Code in
Features
Register
ST317242A
ST313032A
ST310232A
ST38422A
ST34312A
S.M.A.R.T. Command
D0H
D1H
D2H
S.M.A.R.T. Read Data
Vendor-specific
Yes
Yes
Yes
S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Attribute
Autosave
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Supported by
ST317242A
ST313032A
ST310232A
ST38422A
ST34312A
Code in
Features
Register
S.M.A.R.T. Command
D3H
D4H
D7H
D8H
D9H
DAH
S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values
S.M.A.R.T. Execute Off-line Immediate
Vendor-specific
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations
S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations
S.M.A.R.T. Return Status
Note. If an appropriate code is not written to the Features Register, the
command is aborted and 0x04 (abort) is written to the Error
register.
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