Fujitsu MAS3735FC Computer Drive User Manual


 
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Preface
This manual describes the MAS3735FC and MAS3367FC (hereafter, MAS series),
3.5 type fixed disk drives with an embedded fibre channel controller.
This manual details the specifications and functions of the above disk drive, 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 fixed 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.
The organization of this manual, related reference manual and conventions for alert
messages follow.
Overview of Manual
This manual consists of the following seven chapters, glossary, and abbreviation:
Chapter 1 General Description
This chapter introduces the MAS series disk drives and discusses their standard features,
hardware, and system configuration.
Chapter 2 Specifications
This chapter gives detailed specifications of the MAS series disk drives and their
installation environment.
Chapter 3 Data Format
This chapter describes the data structure of the disk, the address method, and what to do
about media defects.
Chapter 4 Installation Requirements
This chapter describes the basic physical and electrical requirements for installing MAS
series disk drives.
Chapter 5 Installation
This chapter explains how to install MAS series 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 MAS series 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.