Seagate ST100824AB Server User Manual


 
Momentus 5400.2 Blade Server Product Manual, Rev. B
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1.0 Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate
®
Momentus
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5400.2 Blade Server drives:
ST9120821AB
ST9100824AB
ST98823AB
ST96812AB
ST94813AB
These drives provide the following key features:
5,400-RPM spindle speed and 8-Mbyte buffer combine for superior performance.
Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor.
High instantaneous (burst) data transfer rates (up to 100 Mbytes per second) using Ultra DMA mode 5.
Tunneling Magnetoresistive (TMR) recording heads.
State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
800 Gs nonoperating shock and 250 Gs operating shock.
SeaTools™ diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
The 3D Defense System™, which includes Drive Defense, Data Defense, and Diagnostic Defense, offers the
industry’s most comprehensive protection for disc drives.
Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.
Support for autodetection of master/slave drives that use cable select (CSEL).
Figure 1. Momentus 5400.2 PATA disc drive