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1997 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved
Publication Number: 20401033-001, Rev. A, March 1997
Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Seagate logo, Medalist and the
Medalist logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate
Technology, Inc. Other product names are registered trademarks or
trademarks of their owners.
Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings
or specifications. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Specification summary table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.0 Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.1 Default logical geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.2 Supported CHS translation geometries . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Physical organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 Recording and interface technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5 Seek time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.6 Start/stop times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.7 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.7.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.7.2 Conducted noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.7.3 Voltage tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.7.4 Power-management modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.8 Environmental tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.1 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.2 Temperature gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.3 Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.4 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8.5 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.8.6 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.9 Drive acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.10 Electromagnetic susceptibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.11 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.12 Agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.12.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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1.12.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.12.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.0 Drive mounting and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2 Jumper settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2.1 Master/slave configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2.2 Alternate capacity jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3 Drive mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.0 ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1.1 AT bus signal levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2 ATA Interface commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.2.1 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.2.2 Identify Drive command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2.3 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.2.4 S.M.A.R.T. commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Figures
Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . 9
Figure 2. Master/slave jumpers and alternate capacity jumper . . 18
Figure 3. Drive mounting dimensions—top, end and side view . . . 19
Figure 4. I/O pins and supported ATA signals . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Introduction
The Medalist® 3240 (ST33240A) and Medalist 2531 (ST32531A) provide
the following key features:
• Low power consumption
• Quiet operation
• Support for S.M.A.R.T drive monitoring and reporting
• High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 16.6 Mbytes per
second) using PIO mode 4 and DMA mode 2
• Full-track multisector transfer capability without local processor inter-
vention
• 128-Kbyte adaptive multisegmented cache
• State-of-the-art caching and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms
• Support for Read/Write Multiple commands
• Support for autodetection of master/slave drives using cable select
(CSEL)
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Specification summary table
The specifications listed in this table are for quick reference. For details
on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section
of this manual.
Drive Specification
ST33240A
ST32531A
Guaranteed Mbytes (×106 bytes)
Guaranteed sectors
3,227
6,303,024
512
2,557
4,995,648
512
Bytes per sector
Default sectors per track
Default read/write heads
Default cylinders
63
16
6,253
4,956
Physical read/write heads
Discs
8
4
6
3
Recording density (bits/inch max)
Track density (tracks/inch)
Areal density (Mbits/inch2)
Spindle speed (RPM)
108,770
5,104
553
4,500
88
Internal data-transfer rate (Mbits/sec max)
I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max)
ATA data-transfer modes supported
16.6
PIO modes 0, 1, 3, 4;
Multiword DMA modes 0, 1, 2
Cache buffer (Kbytes)
128
Height (mm max)
26.2
Width (mm max)
102.1
Length (mm max)
146.9
Weight (grams typical)
567.5
Track-to-track seek time (msec typical)
Average seek time (msec typical)
Full-stroke seek time (msec typical)
Average latency (msec)
2 (seek), 2.5 (read), 3.5 (write)
12 (seek), 12.5 (read), 14.5 (write)
23.5 (seek), 24 (read), 25 (write)
6.67
9
Power-on to ready (sec typical)
Standby to ready (sec typical)
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Drive Specification
ST33240A
ST32531A
Startup current: 12V (peak)
5V (RMS)
1.6 amps
0.5 amps
4.3 watts
Seek power (mean)
Operating power (typical)
4.6 watts
Idle mode power (typical)
4.5 watts
Standby mode power (typical)
Sleep mode power (typical)
1.0 watts
0.7 watts
Voltage tolerance (including noise)
Ambient temperature (°C)
± 5%
5 to 55 (op.), –40 to 60 (nonop.)
20
Temperature gradient (°C per hour max)
Relative humidity (op. and nonop.)
Relative humidity gradient
8% to 80%
10% per hour max
29 (op.and nonop.)
Wet bulb temperature (°C max)
Altitude (meters above mean sea level, max)
–61 to 3,048 (op.)
–61 to 12,192 (nonop.)
Shock, operating (Gs max at 11 msec)
Shock, nonoperating (Gs max at 11 msec)
Vibration, operating
5
75
0.020 in. (peak to peak, 5–22 Hz)
0.50 G (0 to peak, 22–350 Hz)
Vibration, nonoperating
0.081 in. (peak to peak, 5–22 Hz)
5 Gs (0 to peak, 22–350 Hz)
Drive acoustics (bels—sound power)
Idle mode
3.7 (typical)
4.1 (max)
Drive acoustics (bels—sound power)
Read/Write mode
4.3 (typical)
4.5 (max)
Nonrecoverable read errors
1 per 1014 bits read
Mean time between failures (power-on hours)
300,000
Contact start-stop cycles
(40°C, ambient humidity)
40,000
Service life (years)
5
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1.0 Drive specifications
Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient
conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. For convenience the phrases
the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate both
the ST33240A and the ST32531A.
1.1 Formatted capacity
ST33240A
ST32531A
Guaranteed Mbytes
(1 Mbyte = 106 bytes)
3,227
2,557
Guaranteed sectors
Bytes per sector
6,303,024
512
4,995,648
512
Note. DOS systems cannot access more than 528 Mbytes on a drive
unless 1) the host system supports and is configured for LBA ad-
dressing or for extended CHS addressing, 2) the host system
contains a specialized drive controller, or 3) the host system runs
BIOS translation software. Contact your Seagate® representative
for details.
1.1.1 Default logical geometry
CHS Mode
ST33240A
ST32531A
63
Sectors per track
Read/Write heads
Cylinders
63
16
16
6,253
4,956
LBA Mode
When addressing either drive in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are
consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1.
1.1.2 Supported CHS translation geometries
The ST33240A supports any translation geometry that satisfies all of the
following conditions:
• Sectors per track ≤ 63
• Read/Write heads ≤ 16
• (Sectors per track) × (Read/Write heads) × (cylinders) ≤6,303,024
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The ST32531A supports any translation geometry that satisfies the
sectors and head limitations above, and
• (Sectors per track) × (Read/Write heads) × (cylinders) ≤4,995,648
1.2 Physical organization
ST33240A
ST32531A
Read/Write heads
Discs
8
4
6
3
1.3 Recording and interface technology
Interface
ATA
Recording method
2/3 (1,7) RLL
108,770
5,104
Recording density (bits/inch)
Track density (tracks/inch)
Areal density (Mbits/inch2)
553.82
4,500
Spindle speed (RPM)
( ± 0.5%)
Internal data-transfer rate
(Mbits per second max)
88
I/O data-transfer rate
(Mbytes per second max)
16.6 (PIO mode 4 with IORDY)
16.6 (multiword DMA mode 2)
Interleave
1:1
Cache buffer (Kbytes)
128
1.4 Physical characteristics
Maximum height (mm)
(inches)
26.2
1.03
Maximum width
(mm)
(inches)
102.1
4.02
Maximum length (mm)
(inches)
146.9
5.78
Typical weight
(grams)
(pounds)
567.5
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1.5 Seek time
All seek times are measured using a 486 AT computer (or faster) with an
8.3 MHz I/O bus. The measurements are taken with nominal power at
sea level and 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using
drive diagnostics. The specifications in the table below are defined as
follows:
• Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track
seeks in both directions.
• Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at least 5,000
measurements of seeks between random tracks, less overhead.
• Full-stroke seek time is one-half the time needed to seek from the first
data cylinder to the maximum data cylinder and back to the first data
cylinder. The full-stroke typical value is determined by averaging 100
full-stroke seeks in both directions.
Seek
Read
Write
Seek type
(msec, typ.) (msec, typ.) (msec, typ.)
Track-to-track
Average
2.0
2.5
3.5
12.0
23.5
12.5
24.0
14.5
25.0
Full-stroke
Average latency: 6.67 msec
Note. This drive is designed to consistently meet the seek times repre-
sented in this manual. Physical seeks, regardless of mode (such
as track-to-track and average) are expected to meet or exceed
the noted values. Due to the manner in which this drive is for-
matted, however, benchmark tests that include command over-
head or measure logical seeks may produce results that vary
from these specifications.
1.6 Start/stop times
Power-on to Ready (sec)
9 (typical)
9 (typical)
Standby to Ready (sec)
Ready to Complete Stop (sec) 9 (typical)
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1.7 Power specifications
The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a four-pin standard
drive power connector.
1.7.1 Power consumption
Power requirements for the drive are listed in the table below. Typical power
measurements are based on an average of drives tested under nominal
conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltages at room temperature.
Spinup current is measured from the time of power-on to the time that
the drive spindle reaches operating speed.
During seek mode the read/write actuator arm moves toward a specific
position on the disc surface before executing a read or write operation.
Servo electronics are active. Seek mode power is measured through the
drive’s serial port while the drive executes a series of sequential seeks.
Operating power and current are measured using 40% random seeks,
40% read/write mode (1 write for each 10 reads), and 20% drive inactive.
Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, servo electron-
ics are active, and the heads are left in a random track location.
During standby mode the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not
spinning, and the servo and read/write electronics are in power-down
mode.
Mode
Typical Watts RMS Typical Amps RMS
5V
12V
Spinup
Active
0.5
1.6 (Peak)
Seeking
4.3
0.425
0.180
Operating
Read/Write
4.6
4.5
1.0
0.7
0.440
0.440
0.20
0.200
0.190
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Idle
Standby
Sleep
0.140
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1.7.1.1 Typical current profile
Current (mA)
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
6
12
Time (seconds)
Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile
18
2
14 16
0
4
8
10
Figure 1 shows a typical current profile for the Medalist 3240 and the
Medalist 2531.
1.7.2 Conducted noise
Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across
an equivalent 80-ohm resistive load on the +12 volt line or an equivalent
15 ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line.
• Using 12-volt power the drive is expected to operate with a maximum
of 120 mV peak-to-peak triangular-wave injected noise at up to 25
MHz.
• Using 5-volt power the drive is expected to operate with a maximum
of 100 mV peak-to-peak triangular-wave injected noise at up to 25
MHz.
Note. Equivalent resistance is calculated by dividing the nominal volt-
age by the typical RMS read/write current.
1.7.3 Voltage tolerance
Voltage tolerance (including noise): ± 5%
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1.7.4 Power-management modes
This drive provides programmable power management to provide
greater energy efficiency. In most systems, you can control power
management through the system setup program. This Seagate drive
features several power-management modes, which are summarized in
the following table and described in more detail below:
Mode
Active
Idle
Heads
Spindle
Rotating
Rotating
Stopped
Stopped
Buffer
Moving
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
Move every 3 minutes
Parked
Standby
Sleep
Parked
Active mode. The drive is in Active mode during the read/write and seek
operations.
Idle mode. At power-on, the drive sets the idle timer to enter Idle mode
after 5 seconds of inactivity. You can set the idle timer delay using the
system setup utility. In Idle mode, the spindle remains up to speed. Every
3 minutes, the drive performs a random seek. The buffer remains
enabled, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode
any time disc access is necessary.
Standby mode. The drive enters Standby mode when the host sends a
Standby Immediate command. If the host has set the standby timer, the
drive can also enter Standby mode automatically after the drive has been
inactive for a specifiable length of time. The standby timer delay is system-
dependent and is usually established using the system setup utility. In
Standby mode, the buffer remains enabled, the heads are parked and the
spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all commands and returns to Active
mode any time disc access is necessary.
Sleep mode. The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep
Immediate command from the host. The heads are parked and the
spindle is at rest. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard
Reset or Soft Reset command from the host. After receiving a soft reset,
the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with all current
emulation and translation parameters intact.
Idle and standby timers. The drive sets the default time delay for the idle
timer at power-on. In most systems, you can set this delay using the system
setup utility. Each time the drive performs an Active function (read, write or
seek), the idle and standby timers are reinitialized and begin counting down
from their specified delay times to zero. If the idle timer reaches zero before
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any drive activity is required, the drive makes a transition to Idle mode.
If the host has set the standby timer, the standby countdown continues.
If the host has not set the standby timer, the drive remains in Idle mode.
If the standby timer reaches zero before any drive activity is required, the
drive makes a transition to Standby mode. In both Idle and Standby
mode, the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode when
disc access is necessary.
1.8 Environmental tolerances
1.8.1 Ambient temperature
Operating
5° to 55°C (41° to 131°F)
Nonoperating
–40° to 60°C (–40° to 140°F)
Note. Above 1,000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is der-
ated linearly to 112 °F (44°C) at 10,000 feet (3,048 meters). Oper-
ating ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the
environment immediately surrounding the drive.
1.8.2 Temperature gradient
Operating
20°C / hr (68°F / hr) max, without condensation
Nonoperating
20°C / hr (68°F / hr) max, without condensation
1.8.3 Humidity
1.8.3.1 Relative humidity
Operating
8% to 80% noncondensing (10% per hour max)
8% to 80% noncondensing (10% per hour max)
Nonoperating
1.8.3.2 Wet bulb temperature
Operating
28.9°C (84°F) max
28.9°C (84°F) max
Nonoperating
1.8.4 Altitude
Operating
–61 m to 3,048 m (–200 ft to +10,000 ft)
–61 m to 12,192 m (–200 ft to +40,000 ft)
Nonoperating
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1.8.5 Shock
For all shock specifications, it is assumed that the drive is mounted
securely with the input shock applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock
may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. For the nonoperating specifications,
it is assumed that the read/write heads are positioned in the shipping
zone.
Note. At power-down, the read/write heads automatically move to the
shipping zone. The head assembly parks outside of the maxi-
mum data cylinder. When power is applied, the heads recalibrate
to Track 0.
1.8.5.1 Operating shock
The Medalist 3240 and the Medalist 2531 will comply with the performance
levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum operating
shock of 5.0 Gs (based on half-sine shock pulses of 11 msec, as specified in
MIL-STD-202F). Shocks are not to be repeated more than two times per
second.
1.8.5.2 Nonoperating shock
The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without
incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when sub-
sequently put into operation is 75 Gs (based on nonrepetitive half-sine
shock pulses of 11 msec duration, as defined in MIL-STD-202F).
1.8.6 Vibration
For all vibration specifications, it is assumed that the drive is mounted
securely with the input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws.
Vibration may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. For the nonoperating
specifications, it is assumed that the read/write heads are positioned in
the shipping zone.
1.8.6.1 Operating vibration
The following table lists the maximum vibration levels that the drive may
experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this
document.
5–22 Hz
0.020 inches displacement (peak to peak)
0.50 Gs acceleration (zero to peak)
22–350 Hz
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1.8.6.2 Nonoperating vibration
The following table lists the maximum nonoperating vibration that the
drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation
in performance when subsequently put into operation.
5–22 Hz
0.081-inch displacement (peak to peak)
5 Gs acceleration (zero to peak)
22–350 Hz
1.9 Drive acoustics
Drive acoustics are measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound power
levels (no pure tones). All measurements are generally consistent with ISO
document 7779. Sound power measurements are taken under essentially
free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. For all tests, the drive is oriented
with the cover facing upward.
Typical sound
power (bels)
Maximum sound
power (bels)
Mode
Idle
3.7
4.3
4.1
4.5
Read/Write
1.10 Electromagnetic susceptibility
The drive operates without errors when subjected to the following:
Radiated noise
≤ 3 volt/meter, 30 Hz to 1 GHz
≤ 10 KVolts
Electrostatic discharge*
Magnetic field strength
≤ 5 Gauss
* Electrostatic discharge susceptibility is measured with the drive
mounted in a representative computer system (mounted to a ground
plane with earth grounding). Discharges are applied to the bezel or
other external surfaces on the ground plane.
1.11 Reliability
Nonrecoverable read errors
1 per 1014 bits read, max
Mean time between failures
300,000 power-on hours
(nominal power, 25°C ambient
temperature)
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Contact start-stop cycles
40,000 cycles
(at nominal voltage and temperature,
with 60 cycles per hour and a 50%
duty cycle)
Preventive maintenance
None required
1.12 Agency certification
1.12.1 Safety certification
The drive is recognized in accordance with UL 1950 and CSA C22.2
(950) and meets all applicable sections of IEC 950 and EN 60950 as
tested by TUV North America.
1.12.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility
Hard drives that display the CE marking comply with European Union
requirements specified in Electromagnetic CompatibilityDirectives. Test-
ing is performed to standards EN50082-1 and EN55022-B.
Seagate uses an independent laboratory to confirm compliance with the
EC directives specified in the previous paragraph. Drives are tested in
representative end-user systems. Although CE-marked Seagate drives
comply with the directives when used in the test systems, we cannot
guarantee that all systems will comply with the directives. The drive is
designed for operation inside a properly designed enclosure, with prop-
erly shielded I/O cable (if necessary) and terminators on all unused I/O
ports. Computer manufacturers and system integrators should confirm
EMC compliance and provide CE marking for their products.
1.12.3 FCC verification
These drives are intended to be contained solely within a personal
computer or similar enclosure (not attached as an external device). As
such, each drive is considered to be a subassembly even when it is
individually marketed to the customer. As a subassembly, no Federal
Communications Commission verification or certification of the device is
required.
Seagate Technology, Inc. has tested this device in enclosures as de-
scribed above to ensure that the total assembly (enclosure, disc drive,
motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with the limits for a Class
B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J, Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Operation with noncertified assemblies is likely to result in interference
to radio and television reception.
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Radio and Television Interference. This equipment generates and
uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference
to radio and television reception.
This equipment is designed to provide reasonable protection against
such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause interference to radio or television, which can be
determined by turning the equipment on and off, you are encouraged to
try one or more of the following corrective measures:
• Reorient the receiving antenna.
• Move the device to one side or the other of the radio or TV.
• Move the device farther away from the radio or TV.
• Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the receiver and
computer are on different branch outlets.
Ifnecessary, you should consultyour dealer or an experienced radio/tele-
vision technician for additional suggestions. You may find helpful the
following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission:
How to Identify and Resolve Radio-Television Interference Problems.
This booklet is available from the Superintendent of Documents,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Refer to pub-
lication number 004-000-00345-4.
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2.0 Drive mounting and configuration
2.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions
After unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed to
potential handling and electrostatic discharge (ESD) hazards. You must
observe standard static-discharge precautions. A grounded wrist-strap is
preferred.
Handle the drive only by the sides of the head/disc assembly. Avoid
contact with the printed circuit board, all electronic components and the
interface connector. Do not apply pressure to the top cover of the drive.
Always rest the drive on a padded antistatic surface until you mount it in
the host system.
2.2 Jumper settings
2.2.1 Master/slave configuration
You must establish a master/slave relationship between two drives that are
attached to a single AT bus. You can configure a drive to become a master
or slave by setting the master/slave jumpers, shown in Figure 2 on page 18.
This drive supports master/slave configuration using the cable select
option. This requires a special daisy-chain cable that grounds pin 28
(CSEL) on one of its two drive connectors. If you attach the drive to the
grounded CSEL connector, it becomes a master. If you attach the drive
to the ungrounded CSEL connector, it becomes a slave. To use this
option, the host system and both drives must support cable select, and
both drives must be configured for cable select. To configure this drive
for cable select, install a jumper as shown in Figure 2.
For the master drive to recognize the slave drive using the DASP– signal,
the slave drive must assert the DASP– signal at power up, and the master
drive must monitor DASP– at power up.
2.2.2 Alternate capacity jumper
Some older computers may “hang” if their BIOS detects a hard drive that
has more than 4,092 cylinders at startup. To allow these computers to
recognize the ST33240A and the ST32531A, this drive includes a
capacity-limiting jumper, which sets the drive’s default translation ge-
ometry to 4,092 cylinders. This limits the drive’s capacity to 2.1 Gbytes,
unless third-party software is used.
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1
2
3
4
ATA interface
connector
pin 1
3
1
Alternative
capacity
jumper
4-pin power
connector
Master/slave
jumper settings
2
4
6
5
4 2
1 3
Full capacity (as shipped)
Drive is slave
Limit capacity to 2.1 Gbytes
(4,092 cylinders)1
Drive is master in single-
or dual-drive system
1. Use this jumper setting if your
computer fails to boot because it
cannot address drives with more
than 4,096 cylinders.
Drive is master with
non-ATA-compatible slave2
Enable cable select3
2.
Use this jumper setting only if the drive does
not work with a single jumper on pins 5 and 6.
3. Consult your computer manual to determine
if your computer supports cable select
Figure 2. Master/slave jumpers and alternate capacity jumper
for the ST33240A and ST32531A
2.3 Drive mounting
You can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the
side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-mounting holes. See
Figure 3 on page 19 for drive mounting dimensions.
• Allow a minimum clearance of 0.030 inches (0.76 mm) around the
entire perimeter of the drive for cooling.
• Use only 6x32 UNC mounting screws.
• Do not insert the mounting screws more than 0.22 inches (5.6 mm)
into the bottom mounting holes.
• Do not insert the mounting screws more than 0.14 inches (3.6 mm)
into the side mounting holes.
• Do not overtighten the mounting screws (maximum torque: 3 inch-lb).
• Do not use a drive interface cable that is more than 18 inches long.
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0.180 ± 0.015
(4.57 ± 0.38)
Note:
Units are in inches (mm)
Tolerances:
0.xx ± 0.01
0.xxx ± 0.005
0.230 ± 0.015
2.23 ± 0.03
(5.84 ± 0.38
)
(56.6 ± 0.8
3.72 ± 0.03
(94.5 ± 0.8
)
3x 6-32 UNC-2B
max. insertion depth
0.14 (3.6) both sides
1.00 ± 0.03
25.4 ± 0.8)
)
(
4X 6-32 UNC-2B
max. insertion
depth 0.22 (5.6)
4.000
101.60
±
0.010
0.25)
1.750
(44.45
±
±
0
0
.
010
25)
(
±
.
5.75
146.1
±
0.03
0.8
(
±
)
2.362
±
±
0.010
0.25)
(
59.99
2.375
+0.030, –0.005
(60.33
+0.76, –0.13)
3.750
(95.25
±
0.010
25)
0.630 +0.030, –0.005
(16.00 +0.76, –0.13)
3x.250
(6.35
(both sides)
±
±
0
.
015
±
0.
0.38)
4.00
(101.6
±
0.
02
.5
±
0
)
0.125 +0.030, –0.005
(3.18 +0.76, –0.13)
Figure 3. Mounting dimensions for the ST33240A and ST32531A—top,
side and end view
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3.0 ATA interface
This drive uses the industry-standard ATA task file interface. It supports
both 8-bit and 16-bit data transfers. It supports ATA programmed in-
put/output (PIO) modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4; ATA single-word DMA modes
0, 1 and 2; and ATA multiword DMA modes 0, 1 and 2. The drive also
supports the use of the IORDY signal to provide reliable high-speed data
transfers.
You can use a daisy-chain cable to connect two drives to a single AT
host bus. For detailed information regarding the ATA interface, refer to
the Draft ATA-3 document X3T10 2008, Revision 6, subsequently re-
ferred to as the Draft Proposed ATA-3 Standard.
3.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins
Figure 4 on page 22 summarizes the signals on the ATA interface
connector that the drive supports. For a detailed description of these
signals, refer to the Draft Proposed ATA-3 Standard.
3.1.1 AT bus signal levels
Signals that the drive receives must have the following characteristics at
the drive connector:
Logic low
Logic high
0.0V to 0.7V
2.0V to 5.25V
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Drive pin #
Host pin # and signal description
Signal name
–
1
2
Reset
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Host Reset
Ground
Ground
3
DD7
Host Data Bus Bit 7
Host Data Bus Bit 8
Host Data Bus Bit 6
Host Data Bus Bit 9
Host Data Bus Bit 5
Host Data Bus Bit 10
Host Data Bus Bit 4
4
DD8
5
DD6
6
DD9
7
DD5
8
DD10
DD4
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
DD11
DD3
10 Host Data Bus Bit 11
11 Host Data Bus Bit 3
12 Host Data Bus Bit 12
13 Host Data Bus Bit 2
14 Host Data Bus Bit 13
15 Host Data Bus Bit 1
16 Host Data Bus Bit 14
17 Host Data Bus Bit 0
18 Host Data Bus Bit 15
19 Ground
DD12
DD2
DD13
DD1
DD14
DD0
DD15
Ground
(removed)
DMARQ
Ground
(No Pin)
20
21 DMA Request
22 Ground
–
DIOW
Ground
23 Host I/O Write
24 Ground
–
DIOR
25 Host I/O Read
Ground
IORDY
CSEL
26 Ground
27 I/O Channel Ready
28 Cable Select pin
29 DMA Acknowledge
30 Ground
–
DMACK
Ground
INTRQ
31 Host Interrupt Request
32 Host 16 Bit I/O
33 Host Address Bus Bit 1
34 Passed Diagnostics
35 Host Address Bus Bit 0
36 Host Address Bus Bit 2
37 Host Chip Select 0
38 Host Chip Select 1
39 Drive Active / Slave Present
40 Ground
–
IOCS16
DA1
–
PDIAG
DA0
DA2
–
–
CS1FX
CS3FX
–
DASP
Ground
Pins 28, 34 and 39 are used for master-slave communication (details shown below).
Drive 1 (slave)
Drive 0 (master)
Host
28
34
39
28
34
39
CSEL
28
34
39
–
PDIAG
DASP–
Figure 4. I/O pins and supported ATA signals
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3.2 ATA Interface commands
3.2.1 Supported ATA commands
The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the drive supports.
For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Draft
Proposed ATA-3 Standard. See section 3.2.4 on page 29 for details and
subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation.
Command
code
Supported by
this drive
Command name
ATA-standard commands
Execute Drive Diagnostics
90H
B0H
50H
ECH
91H
00H
E4H
C8H
C9H
22H
23H
C4H
20H
21H
40H
41H
10H
70H
EFH
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Execute S.M.A.R.T. Command
Format Track
Identify Drive
Initialize Drive Parameters
NOP
Read Buffer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Read DMA (w/retry)
Read DMA (no retry)
Read Long (w/retry)
Read Long (no retry)
Read Multiple
Read Sectors (w/retry)
Read Sectors (no retry)
Read Verify Sectors (w/retry)
Read Verify Sectors (no retry)
Recalibrate
Seek
Set Features
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Command
code
Supported by
this drive
Command name
Set Multiple Mode
Write Buffer
C6H
E8H
CAH
CBH
32H
33H
C5H
E9H
30H
31H
3CH
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Write DMA (w/retry)
Write DMA (no retry)
Write Long (w/retry)
Write Long (no retry)
Write Multiple
Write Same
Write Sectors (w/retry)
Write Sectors (no retry)
Write Verify
Yes
Yes
No
ATA-standard power-management commands
Check Power Mode
Idle
98H or E5H
97H or E3H
95H or E1H
99H or E6H
96H or E2H
94H or E0H
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Idle Immediate
Sleep
Standby
Standby Immediate
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The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be
described in the Draft Proposed ATA-3 Standard.
3.2.2 Identify Drive command
The Identify Drive command (command code ECH) transfers information
about the drive to the host following power up. The data is organized as
a single 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in the table
below. All reserved bits or words should be set to zero. Parameters listed
with an “x” are drive-specific or vary with the state of the drive. See
Section 1 of this manual for default parameter settings for the Medalist
3240 and the Medalist 2531.
Note. If the alternate capacity jumper is installed on the ST33240A or
ST32531A, the drive capacity is reduced in Word 1 to 4,092 cylinders.
Word
Description
Configuration information:
Contents
• Bit 10: disc transfer > 10 Mbits/sec
• Bit 6: fixed drive
0
0C5AH
• Bit 4: head switch time > 15 µsec
• Bit 3: not MFM encoded
• Bit 1: hard-sectored disc
186DH
(ST33240A)
135CH
Number of fixed cylinders
(default logical emulation): 6,253 (ST33240A)
4,956 (ST32531A)
1
(ST32531A)
2
3
ATA-reserved
0000H
0010H
Number of heads (default logical emulation): 16
Number of unformatted bytes per track
(not used)
4
5
6
0000H
0000H
Number of unformatted bytes per sector
(not used)
Number of sectors per track
(default logical emulation): 63
003FH
0000H
ASCII
7–9 ATA-reserved
Serial number:
10–19
(20 ASCII characters, 0000H = none)
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Word
Description
Contents
Controller type = dual-port multisector buffer
with caching (not used)
20
0000H
21
22
Buffer size (not used)
0000H
0004H
x.xx
Number of ECC bytes available (4)
23–26 Firmware revision (8 ASCII character string):
ST33240A
or
ST32531A
Drive model number: (40 ASCII characters,
27–46
padded with blanks to end of string)
(Bits 0–7) Maximum sectors per interrupt on
read/write multiple (16)
47
8010H
0000H
0F01H
48
49
Double word I/O (not supported)
DMA data transfer, IORDY (supported), LBA
mode, ATA-2 standby times supported
50
51
52
ATA-reserved
0000H
0100H
0200H
PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode
DMA transfer cycle timing mode
Validity of words 54–58 and words 64–70
(words may be valid)
53
54
55
0003H
xxxxH
xxxxH
Number of cylinders (current emulation mode)
Number of heads
(current emulation mode)
Number of sectors per track
(current emulation mode)
56
xxxxH
xxxxH
01xxH
2D30H
57–58 Number of sectors (current emulation mode)
Number of sectors transferred during a Read
Multiple or Write Multiple command
59
LBA sectors available (w/word 61):
6,303,024 (ST33240A)
4,995,648 (ST32531A)
(ST33240A)
3D4CH
(ST32531A)
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Word
Description
LBA sectors available (continued)
ATA-obsolete
Contents
0060H
(ST33240A)
007CH
(ST32531A)
61
62
63
0000H
0x07H
Multiword DMA active and modes supported
(see note following this table)
Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and
4 supported)
64
65
66
67
0003H
0078H
0078H
017FH
Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per
word (120 nsec)
Recommended multiword DMA transfer cycle
time per word (120 nsec)
Minimum PIO cycle time without IORDY flow
control (383 nsec)
Minimum PIO cycle time with IORDY flow
68
control
0078H
(120 nsec)
69–127 ATA-reserved
128–159 Seagate-reserved
160–255 ATA-reserved
0000H
xxxxH
0000H
Note. The following DMA mode settings are used in word 63 of the
Identify Drive command:
Word
63
Bit Description (if bit is set to 1)
0
Multiword DMA mode 0 available
Multiword DMA mode 1 available
Multiword DMA mode 2 available
Multiword DMA mode 0 currently active
Multiword DMA mode 1 currently active
Multiword DMA mode 2 currently active
63
1
63
2
63
8
63
9
63
10
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3.2.3 Set Features command
This command controls the implementation of various features that the
drive supports. When the drive receives this command, it sets BSY,
checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates
an interrupt. If the value in the register does not represent a feature that
the drive supports, the command is aborted. Power-on default has the
read look-ahead and write caching features enabled and 4 bytes of ECC.
The acceptable values for the Features register are defined as follows:
02H Enable write cache (default)
03H Set transfer mode (based on value in Sector Count register)
Sector Count register values:
00H Set PIO mode to default (PIO mode 2)
01H Set PIO mode to default and disable IORDY (PIO mode 2)
08H PIO mode 0
09H PIO mode 1
0AH PIO mode 2 (default)
0BH PIO mode 3
0CH PIO mode 4
10H Single-word DMA mode 0
11H Single-word DMA mode 1
12H Single-word DMA mode 2
20H Multiword DMA mode 0
21H Multiword DMA mode 1
22H Multiword DMA mode 2
44H Sixteen bytes of ECC apply on read long and write long
commands
55H Disable read look-ahead (read cache) feature
66H Disable reverting to power-on defaults
82H Disable write cache
AAH Enable read look-ahead (read cache) feature (default)
BBH 4 bytes of ECC apply on read long and write long commands
(default)
CCH Enable reverting to power-on defaults (default)
At power-on, or after a hardware reset, the default values of the features
are as indicated above. A software reset also changes the features to
default values unless a 66H command has been received.
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3.2.4 S.M.A.R.T. commands
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) is an
emerging technology that provides near-term failure prediction for disc
drives. When S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, the Seagate drive monitors prede-
termined drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time. If
a failure is likely to occur, S.M.A.R.T. makes a status report available so
that the host can prompt the user to back up data on the drive. Not all
failures are predictable. S.M.A.R.T. predictability is limited to the attrib-
utes the drive can monitor. For more information on S.M.A.R.T. com-
mands and implementation, see the Draft Proposed ATA-3 Standard.
This drive is shipped with S.M.A.R.T. features disabled. You must have
a recent BIOS or software package that supports S.M.A.R.T. to enable
the feature. The table below shows the S.M.A.R.T. command codes that
these drives use.
Before executing a S.M.A.R.T. command by writing B0H to the Command
Register, the host must do the following:
• Write the value 4FH to Cylinder_Low register.
• Write the value C2H to the Cylinder_High register.
• Write the appropriate S.M.A.R.T. code to the Features register, as
shown in the table below:
Code in
Features
Register
Supported by
Medalist 3240 and
Medalist 2531
S.M.A.R.T. Command
D0H
D1H
D2H
D3H
D4H
D7H
D8H
D9H
DAH
Enable/Disable Attribute Autosave Yes
Enable S.M.A.R.T. Operations Yes
Enable/Disable Attribute Autosave Yes
Save Attribute Values
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Execute Off-line Immediate
Write Warranty Threshold
Enable S.M.A.R.T. Operations
Disable S.M.A.R.T. Operations
Return S.M.A.R.T. Status
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Code in
Features
Register
Supported by
Medalist 3240 and
Medalist 2531
S.M.A.R.T. Command
DBH
Enable/disable Automatic Off-line Yes
Note. If an appropriate code is not written to the Features Register, the
command will be aborted and 0x04 (abort) will be written to the
Error register.
Seagate Technology, Inc.
920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066, USA
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