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Section 2. Installation

The information contained in this section describes installation and initial checkout of the drive.

Site requirements

The site requirements considered are environment, airflow, space, power, grounding, and interface.

Environmental requirements

All environmental requirements for the drive are listed in Table 2 below.

Table 2. Drive environmental requirements

Conditions

Specifications

Operating environment

Range of 5oC to 50oC (41oF to 122oF) with a

Temperature

 

maximum change of 20oC (36oF) per hour

Humidity

Range of 5% to 95% relative

 

A maximum wet bulb temperature of 26oC (79oF)

 

no condensation

Barometric pressure

-305 m to 3,048 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft);

 

104 kPa to 69 kPa (30 in Hg to 20 in Hg)

Non-operating environment

 

(unpacked)

Range of -40oC to 60oC (-40oF to 140oF) with a

Temperature

 

maximum change of 20oC (36oF) per hour

Humidity

Range of 5% to 95% relative

 

A maximum wet bulb temperature of 26oC (79oF)

 

no condensation

Barometric pressure

-305 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft);

 

104 kPa to 19 kPa (30 in Hg to 6 in Hg)

Storage/transit environment

 

(packed)

Range of -40oC to 60oC (-40oF to 140oF) with a

Temperature

 

maximum change of 20oC (36oF) per hour

Humidity

Range of 5% to 95% relative

Barometric pressure

-305 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft);

 

104 kPa to 19 kPa (30 in Hg to 6 in Hg)

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