C141-E252-01EN MBA3300RC MBA3147RC MBA3073RC HARD DISK DRIVES PRODUCT MANUAL
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C141-E252 7 CONTENTS Preface...1 Imp
Contents 8 C141-E252 3.3 Defect Management ... 36 3.3.1 Defect list .
Contents C141-E252 9 CHAPTER 6 Diagnostics and Maintenance ...65 6.1 Diagnostics...
Contents 10 C141-E252 7.2.4 Sense data (5-2x-xx), (B-47-xx), (B-4B-xx) and (B-4E-00): interface error...
Contents C141-E252 11 Illustrations Figures Figure 1.1 Example of SAS system configuration (Dual port internal cabled environment) ...
Contents 12 C141-E252 Tables Table 2.1 Model names and order numbers... 19 Table 2.2 Function speci
C141-E252 13 CHAPTER 1 General Description 1.1 Standard Features 1.2 Hardware Structure 1.3 System Configuration This chapter describes the fe
General Description 14 C141-E252 (4) Dual SAS port support The HDDs have two pairs of driver and receiver set (PHY) for the SAS to support dual SA
1.1 Standard Features C141-E252 15 (9) Command queuing feature The HDDs can queue maximum 128 commands, and optimizes the issuing order of queue
C141-E252 FOR SAFE OPERATION Handling of This Manual This manual contains important information for using this product. Read thoroughly before using
General Description 16 C141-E252 (16) Large capacity A large capacity can be obtained from the HDDs by dividing all cylinders into several partitio
1.2 Hardware Structure C141-E252 17 1.2 Hardware Structure The HDDs have a disk enclosure (DE) and a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA). The D
General Description 18 C141-E252 1.3 System Configuration For the Serial Attached SCSI, the ANSI standard defines Point-to-Point technology. Figur
C141-E252 19 CHAPTER 2 Specifications 2.1 Hardware Specifications This chapter describes specifications of the HDDs. 2.1 Hardware Specificati
Specifications 2.1.2 Function specifications Table 2.2 shows the function specifications of the HDDs. Table 2.2 Function specifications Specificat
2.1 Hardware Specifications C141-E252 21(*1) The formatted capacity can be changed by changing the logical block length and using spare sector spa
Specifications 22 C141-E252 (*8) The eye mask is as follows: Normalized time [U1] Parameter Unit 1.5Gbps 3.0Gbps 2xZ2 mVp-p 1,600 1,600 2xZ1 mV
2.1 Hardware Specifications 2.1.3 Environmental specifications Table 2.3 lists environmental and power requirements. Table 2.3 Environmental/Po
Specifications 24 C141-E252 Table 2.3 Environmental/Power requirements (2/2) Specification Item MBA3300RC MBA3174RC MBA3073RC Power requirement (*5)
2.1 Hardware Specifications C141-E252 25 Note: The MTBF is defined as: Operating time (hours) at all field sites MTBF = The number of equipm
C141-E252 REVISION RECORD Edition Date published Revised contents 01 June, 2007 Specification No.: C141-E252-**EN
Specifications 26 C141-E252 (4) Data security at power failure Integrity of the data on the disk is guaranteed against all forms of DC power failu
C141-E252 27 CHAPTER 3 Data Format 3.1 Data Space 3.2 Logical Data Block Addressing 3.3 Defect Management This chapter explains data space de
Data Format 28 C141-E252 Note: Spare sectors on the last track in each cell are not necessarily placed at the end of the track because of a trac
3.1 Data Space C141-E252 29 (1) User space The user space is a storage area for user data. The data format on the user space (the length of data
Data Format 30 C141-E252 3.1.2 Alternate spare area The alternate spare area consists of the last track of each cell in the user space and an alte
3.1 Data Space C141-E252 31 3.1.3 Track format (1) Physical sector allocation Figure 3.4 shows the allocation of the physical sectors in a trac
Data Format 32 C141-E252 Head Track skew Track skew Head skewLeading logical sector in head p+1 Head Figure 3.5 Track skew/head skew The number
3.1 Data Space C141-E252 33 Each sector on the track consists of the following fields: (1) Gaps (G1, G2, G3) No pattern is written on the g
Data Format 34 C141-E252 3.1.5 Format capacity The size of the usable area for storing user data on the HDDs (format capacity) varies according to
3.2 Logical Data Block Addressing C141-E252 35 (1) Block address of user space The logical data block address number is consecutively assigned
C141-E252 Related Standards Product specifications and functions described in this manual comply with the following ANSI (*1) standards. Document
Data Format 36 C141-E252 3.3 Defect Management 3.3.1 Defect list Information of the defect location on the disk is managed by the defect list. The
3.3 Defect Management C141-E252 37 (1) Alternate block allocation during FORMAT UNIT command execution When the FORMAT UNIT command is specifie
Data Format 38 C141-E252 *1 Certification is permitted when DCRT flag is cleared (DCRT flag=0) in FORMAT UNIT command. The HDDs check all initializ
3.3 Defect Management C141-E252 39 (3) Automatic alternate block allocation • Automatic alternate block allocation at read operation If the AR
Data Format 40 C141-E252 Type 2 (Reassignment of write fail sector) 1) Commands to be applied - WRITE - WRITE EXTENDED - FORMAT UNIT - WRITE
C141-E252 41 CHAPTER 4 Installation Requirements 4.1 Mounting Requirements 4.2 Power Supply Requirements 4.3 Connection Requirements This cha
Installation Requirements 42 C141-E252 [Unit: mm] (*) is a dimention between the screw holes for the bottom mouting. Figure 4.1 Dimensions
4.1 Mounting Requirements C141-E252 43 4.1.2 Mounting orientations As shown in Figure 4.2, the HDD can be installed flat on any of its six sides
Installation Requirements 44 C141-E252 4.1.3 Notes on mounting Damage Never remove any labels from the HDD or deface them in any way. (1) Mountin
4.1 Mounting Requirements C141-E252 45 (3) Limitation of side-mounting Mount the HDDs using the 4 screw holes at the both ends on the both side
C141-E252 1 Preface This manual describes MBA3300RC, MBA3147RC, and MBA3073RC 3.5 - inch hard disk drives with an embedded Serial Attached SCSI (SA
Installation Requirements 46 C141-E252 (5) Environmental temperature Temperature condition at installed in a cabinet is indicated with ambient tem
4.1 Mounting Requirements C141-E252 47 (6) External magnetic field The HDD should not be installed near the ferromagnetic body like a speaker t
Installation Requirements 48 C141-E252 4.2 Power Supply Requirements (1) Allowable input voltage and current The power supply input voltage meas
4.2 Power Supply Requirements C141-E252 49 Figure 4.7 shows the Max Seek current waveform of+5V DC and +12V DC. Time (2 sec/div) Time (2 sec/d
Installation Requirements 50 C141-E252 (5) Noise filter To eliminate AC line noise, a noise filter should be installed at the AC input terminal on
4.3 Connection Requirements C141-E252 51 4.3.2 Interface connector Figure 4.10 shows the SAS type interface connector (SAS plug) overview. Ta
Installation Requirements 52 C141-E252 Table 4.2 Interface connector (SAS plug) signal allocation:CN1 Pin No. Signal Description S1 GND GND fo
4.3 Connection Requirements C141-E252 53 4.3.3 Ready LED output signal Figure 4.11 shows a recommended circuit for external LED connection to
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C141-E252 55 CHAPTER 5 Installation 5.1 Notes on Handling HDDs 5.2 Setting 5.3 Mounting HDDs 5.4 Checking Operation after Installation and Prepar
Preface 2 C141-E252 CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL MBA3300RC, MBA3147RC, and MBA3073RC are described as "HDD" in this manual. Decimal numb
Installation 56 C141-E252 (2) Unpackaging a) Use a flat work area. Check that the "This Side Up" sign side is up. Handle the package on
5.2 Setting C141-E252 57 5.2 Setting 5.2.1 Port Address Every device that uses the SAS interface has a unique SAS address, and commands use an SAS
Installation 58 C141-E252 5.4 Checking Operation after Installation and Preparing the HDDs for Use 5.4.1 Checking initial operation The procedure
5.4 Checking Operation after Installation and Preparing the HDDs for Use C141-E252 59 c) Issue the REQUEST SENSE command to collect sense data.
Installation 60 C141-E252 (2) FORMAT UNIT command Initialize entire recording surface of the disk with the FORMAT UNIT command. The FORMAT UNIT
5.4 Checking Operation after Installation and Preparing the HDDs for Use C141-E252 61 5.4.3 Setting parameters The user can specify the optimal
Installation 62 C141-E252 (1) Error recovery parameters The following parameters are used to control operations such as HDD internal error recover
5.4 Checking Operation after Installation and Preparing the HDDs for Use C141-E252 63 (2) Caching parameters (page code = 8) The following par
Installation 64 C141-E252 (4) Port control parameters The following parameters are used to control the ready LED signal behavior. Parameter Defa
C141-E252 65 CHAPTER 6 Diagnostics and Maintenance 6.1 Diagnostics 6.2 Maintenance 6.3 Operation Check 6.4 Troubleshooting 6.5 Packaging This
C141-E252 3 Important Alert Items Important Alert Messages The important alert messages in this manual are as follows: A hazardous situation coul
Diagnostics and Maintenance 66 C141-E252 Brief test contents of self-diagnostics are as follows. a. Hardware function test This test checks th
6.1 Diagnostics C141-E252 67 (2) Online self-diagnostics (SEND DIAGNOSTIC command) The initiator can make the HDDs execute self-diagnostics by
Diagnostics and Maintenance 68 C141-E252 b) When an error is detected in the hardware function test, the HDDs post the CHECK CONDITION status for al
6.2 Maintenance C141-E252 69 6.2 Maintenance See Section 5.1 and 6.5 for notes on packaging and handling when returning the HDD. Data loss Save
Diagnostics and Maintenance 70 C141-E252 6.2.2 Maintenance requirements (1) Preventive maintenance Preventive maintenance is not required. (2) Ser
6.2 Maintenance C141-E252 71 6.2.3 Maintenance levels If an HDD is faulty, replace the whole HDD since repair requires special tools and enviro
Diagnostics and Maintenance 72 C141-E252 6.2.5 Tests This HDD can be tested in the following ways: • Initial seek operation check (See Subsection
6.3 Operation Check C141-E252 73 6.3 Operation Check 6.3.1 Initial seek operation check If an error is detected during initialization by the init
Diagnostics and Maintenance 74 C141-E252 6.4 Troubleshooting 6.4.1 Outline of troubleshooting procedures This section explains the troubleshootin
6.4 Troubleshooting C141-E252 75 Table 6.2 System-level field troubleshooting Item Recommended work DC power level Check that the DC voltage is
Important Alert Items 4 C141-E252 Task Alert message Page Diagnostics and Maintenance Data loss Save data stored on the HDD to other media before re
Diagnostics and Maintenance 76 C141-E252 6.4.3 Troubleshooting at the repair site For maintenance at this level, we recommend additional testing o
6.5 Packaging C141-E252 77 6.4.4 Troubleshooting with parts replacement in the factory This manual does not cover troubleshooting at the factory
Diagnostics and Maintenance 78 C141-E252 (3) Put the above unitary packaging (packed in FCELL) into the conductivity bag by securing the cushion. (4
6.5 Packaging C141-E252 79 (2) Put unitary packaging (FCELL) in the cushion (lower). • At this time, FCELL is put in the cushion (lower) so that
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C141-E252 81 CHAPTER 7 Error Analysis 7.1 Sense Data Collection 7.2 Sense Data Analysis This chapter explains in detail how sense data co
Error Analysis 82 C141-E252 Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Byte 0 Valid X'70' or X'71' (error code) 1 X‘00' 2 0 0 ILI 0 Sense key
7.2 Sense Data Analysis C141-E252 83 7.2 Sense Data Analysis 7.2.1 Error information indicated with sense data Table 7.1 lists the definition
Error Analysis 84 C141-E252 7.2.2 Sense data (3-0C-03), (4-32-01), (4-40-xx), (4-C4-xx), and (4-44-xx) Sense data (3-0C-03), (4-32-01), (4-40-xx),
C141-E252 85 Glossary Additional Sense Code This is a 1-byte code displayed in the sense data and is information which specifies the type of error th
C141-E252 5 MANUAL ORGANIZATION PRODUCT MANUAL (This manual) 1. General Description 2. Specifications 3. Data Format 4. Installation Requi
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Acronyms and Abbreviations A H AC Alternating Current HDC Hard Disk Controller ARRE Automatic Read Reallocation Enabled HDD Hard Disk Drive I
Acronyms and Abbreviations S S/N Serial/Number SAS Serial Attached SCSI SCSI Small Computer System Interface SCT SeCTor SelfTest Self Test SP Save P
C141-E252 89 Index A acoustic noise... 20 actuator ...
Index 90 C141-E252 I initial diagnosis at time of power-on... 58 initial seek operation check...73 initial se
Index C141-E252 91 T test program... 68 tool and test equipment...
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