PREFACE

This manual describes the MBA3300NC, MBA3300NP, MBA3147NC, MBA3147NP, MBA3073NC, and MBA3073NP 3.5-inch SCSI hard disk drives.

This manual details the specifications and functions of the above disk drives, and gives the requirements and procedures for installing it into a host computer system.

This manual is written for users who have a basic understanding of SCSI disk drives and their use in computer systems. The MANUAL ORGANIZATION section describes organization and scope of this manual. The need arises, use the other manuals.

OVERVIEW OF MANUAL

This manual consists of the following seven chapters and two appendixes:

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This chapter introduces the standard features, hardware, and system configuration of the HDD.

CHAPTER 2 SPECIFICATIONS

This chapter gives detailed specifications of the HDD and the installation environment.

CHAPTER 3 DATA FORMAT

This chapter describes the data structure, the addressing method, and the defect management.

CHAPTER 4 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

This chapter describes the basic physical and electrical requirements for installing the disk drives.

CHAPTER 5 INSTALLATION

This chapter explains how to install the disk drives. It includes the notice and procedures for setting device number and operation modes, mounting the disk drive, connecting the cables, and confirming drive operation.

CHAPTER 6 DIAGNOSTICS AND MAINTENANCE

This chapter describes the automatic diagnosis and maintenance of the disk drive. This chapter also describes diagnostic methods for operation check and the basics of troubleshooting the disk drives.

CHAPTER 7 ERROR ANALYSIS

This chapter describes in details how collect the information for error analysis and how analyze collected error information.

APPENDIX A TO B

The appendixes give supplementary information, including a list of setting items and the signal assignments of interface connector.

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