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Seagate STT8000A Manual (88 pages)

Brand: Seagate | Category: Tape drives | Size: 0.35 MB |

English

Table of contents

STT8000A

1

ATAPI Minicartridge Drive

1

Product Manual

1

Technology, Inc

2

FCC Notice

3

Table of Contents

5

ATAPI interface 31

6

Tape format 63

7

Theory of operations 69

7

Glossary 73

8

Acronyms and measurements 77

8

Introduction

9

Figure 1-1

10

Features

11

Typical system configurations

12

Flash EEPROM

13

Software

13

References

13

About this manual

14

Specifications

15

Figure 2-1

16

Figure 2-2

16

Power specifications

17

Performance specifications

18

Environmental requirements

19

Mean-Time-Between Failures

20

Mean-Time-To-Repair

20

Recommended tapes

21

Tape capacities and formats

21

Regulatory compliance

22

Installation

23

Handling guidelines

23

Setting jumpers

24

Installing the drive

25

Mounting dimensions

26

Figure 3-4

27

Figure 3-5

27

Chapter 3 Installation

28

Installation Chapter 3

29

DRIVE ACTIVE

31

Using Travan cartridges

32

Figure 4-4

33

Figure 4-5

33

Caring for tape cartridges

35

Caring for the drive

35

Capstan Tape Head

36

Troubleshooting

37

ATAPI interface

39

ATA-2 Signals

39

ATA registers

40

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5

41

Supported ATA Commands

42

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface

44

Erase command

47

Inquiry command

48

Load/Unload command

49

Locate command

50

Log Select command

51

Log Sense command

52

Error Counter Page (Read)

53

Tape Capacity Page Code

54

Mode Select command

55

Mode Sense command

56

Mode Parameter Header

57

Mode Block Descriptor

57

Mode Medium Partition Page

58

Mode Tape Parameters Page

59

Read command

60

Read Position command

61

Request Sense command

63

Rewind command

65

Space command

66

Test Unit Ready command

67

Write command

68

Write Filemark command

69

Tape format

71

Track numbering

72

Track format

72

Figure 6-1

73

General track layout

73

Figure 6-2

73

General frame layout

73

Tape reference servo pattern

74

Write equalization

75

Randomization

75

Chapter 6 Tape format

76

Overview

77

Block diagram

77

Cartridge load mechanism

78

Capstan drive motor assembly

78

Control circuits

79

Head design

79

Sensors and switches

79

Media—Travan minicartridges

80

Glossary

81

Appendix A Glossary

82

Glossary Appendix A

83

Acronyms and measurements

85

Units of measurement

87

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