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Chapter 4 Drive operation and maintenance
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Loading revised firmware via Seagate firmware cartridge
The STT8000A uses flash EEPROM. Flash EEPROM enables you to download new
firmware when revisions to firmware are released. Firmware revisions are released
on specially encoded cartridges that are automatically recognized by these drives.
These firmware revisions are available for qualified OEMs only from Seagate
Technology, Inc.
To load a firmware upgrade tape, follow these steps.
1. Power on the host system and the STT8000A drive. Allow the system boot up
process to reach the point where there is no ATAPI bus activity.
2. Place the firmware upgrade cartridge record switch to the non-record position.
Insert the firmware upgrade cartridge in the drive and observe the amber LED
light on the front of the drive.
3. After the upgrade cartridge is inserted, tape motion begins. The drive LED
flashes on and off. Approximately 15 seconds later, tape motion stops, and the
LED continues to flash.
4. The LED flashes on and off at a steady rate as the firmware upgrade continues.
Approximately 45 seconds later, the drive resets internally, and the tape moves
back and forth, then stops.
5. The LED light will go off and remain off. Double check that the LED remains off .
Make sure that there is not further tape motion. Remove the upgrade cartridge.
6. The firmware is now upgraded to the new revision. The drive is operational and
the new firmware is active. Turning power off at this time does not affect the
firmware revision level.
Note:
Once the firmware upgrade cartridge is inserted in the drive, it is important
that no power interruption occurs while the firmware is loading. DO NOT
POWER OFF THE DRIVE AT THIS TIME. If a power interruption occurs,
the firmware may not be loaded correctly, and the drive may not operate
properly.
If a problem occurs during the firmware loading process, the LED on the front panel
goes out. In that case, the firmware upgrade cartridge may be defective, or the drive
may not be operating correctly.
If after a repeat loading of the firmware cartridge, the same condition is observed,
contact your Seagate sales representative.
Firmware upgrade cartridges are available to qualified Seagate OEM customers.
Contact your Seagate sales representative for information.
- 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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