Disc Drive
Installation Guide
Cheetah
ST136403LW/LC
Contents
Preface
Electrostatic discharge protection
Handling precautions
Always handle the drive by its edges or frame
Important safety information and precautions
Always observe the following warnings and precautions
Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
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Electromagnetic susceptibility
Regulatory agency compliance
Electromagnetic compliance
Electromagnetic compliance for the European Union
Australian C-Tick
General description
Figure 1. Cheetah 36 family drive LW model shown
Single-ended and low voltage differential modes
The primary benefits of LVD technology
Data bus widths
SE and LVD bus configurations
Providing adequate cooling
Kühlung des Systems
Above unit Under unit
Figure 2. Suggested air flow
Abbildung 2. Empfohlener Luftstromverlauf
Above unit Under unit
ST136403LW/LC
Characteristics
Asynchronous data transfer rate
Low voltage
DC power requirements ±5%1 +5
LVD mode
Single-ended SE
LW model installation
How to install the drive
1. Set the SCSI ID on the drive
Figure 3. Setting the SCSI ID on LW model drives
Drive Front
2. Configure termination
Figure 4. SCSI bus termination
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3. Configure termination power
Figure 5. Setting terminator power jumpers
Note On some LEDs the flat side of indicator is cathode
Figure 6. Drive Active LED indicator connections
4. Connect the drive activity remote LED optional
Reserved Activity LED Reserved
Write Protect option
Single-ended mode option
Delay Motor Start and Motor Start options
Parity Check option
R R S D M W P E E T E S E P D S S P
Figure 7. Additional jumper options
Pin Pin
6. Mount the drive in the host system and connect cabling
7. Format the drive
Figure 8. Connecting cables to the drive
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Figure 9. Multiple-drive connection to host adapter
1 “X” means up to 15 devices on the SCSI bus
Figure 10. Mounting configuration dimensions LW model
Dimension Table
Additional connector on LW model drives
Figure 11. Alternate SCSI ID select and LED connection
LC model installation
1. Set the SCSI ID on the drive
Cheetah 36 Installation Guide, Rev. A
Figure 12. Setting the SCSI ID on LC model drives
Drive Front
2. Configure termination
LC model drives are designed for installation in host sys- tems that have a backplane with single connector attach- ment SCA connections. Termination is normally provided on this backplane. Check your host system documentation for details
Write Protect option
Single-ended mode option
Delay Motor Start and Motor Start options
Parity Check option
Figure 13. Additional jumper options
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Figure 14. 80-pin I/O connection to drive LC model
4. Mount the drive in the host system
80-pin SCSI I/O Connector Pin J2 J6
Dimension Table
Figure 15. Mounting configuration dimensions LC model
Max screw penetration into side of drive
5. Format the drive
Important information about formatting the drive
System preparation
DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows
Drive partitioning
Drive formatting
Macintosh
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