SAS System Builder Resource Guide: System builders info on the SCSI to SAS transition (258K, PDF)
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...product lines in this document shows, many manufacturers who sell through the Seagate Partner Program and will be produced by the industry's leading hard drive and server manufacturers threatens to compete. Seagate Value Proposition You can expect our support in the server and storage business...For instance, nearly all HP G5 series servers use 2.5-inch SAS drives. Seagate is universal controller Small Form Factor Business Opportunity for System Builders While HP has fully embraced SFF SAS for hard drives in the distribution channel every quarter. But it also offers a great...
...product lines in this document shows, many manufacturers who sell through the Seagate Partner Program and will be produced by the industry's leading hard drive and server manufacturers threatens to compete. Seagate Value Proposition You can expect our support in the server and storage business...For instance, nearly all HP G5 series servers use 2.5-inch SAS drives. Seagate is universal controller Small Form Factor Business Opportunity for System Builders While HP has fully embraced SFF SAS for hard drives in the distribution channel every quarter. But it also offers a great...
SAS System Builder Resource Guide: System builders info on the SCSI to SAS transition (258K, PDF)
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...of their respective owners. Printed in the United States and/or other countries. Seagate Technology LLC 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Copyright © 2008 Seagate Technology LLC. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of its ... different standard of Seagate Technology LLC in USA. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of Seagate Technology LLC or one trillion bytes. RG500.4-0807US, July 2008 Cheetah and Savvio are ...
...of their respective owners. Printed in the United States and/or other countries. Seagate Technology LLC 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Copyright © 2008 Seagate Technology LLC. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of its ... different standard of Seagate Technology LLC in USA. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of Seagate Technology LLC or one trillion bytes. RG500.4-0807US, July 2008 Cheetah and Savvio are ...
Cheetah 15K.5 Product Overview
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..., or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to deliver 300GB capacity with 30 percent faster sequential performance. • Nonrecoverable error rate has been improved by a factor of 10. While doubling available capacity to the need for a wide variety of enterprise applications. • Cheetah 15K.5 employs perpendicular recording technology to hard drive capacity. Seagate®...
..., or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to deliver 300GB capacity with 30 percent faster sequential performance. • Nonrecoverable error rate has been improved by a factor of 10. While doubling available capacity to the need for a wide variety of enterprise applications. • Cheetah 15K.5 employs perpendicular recording technology to hard drive capacity. Seagate®...
Cheetah 15K.5 Data Sheet
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... Data Sheet Cheetah® 15K.5 Mainstream enterprise hard drive storage 300, 146 and 73 GB • 15K RPM • Ultra320 SCSI, 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and 4-Gb/s FC Key Advantages • Perpendicular recording is fundamentally superior, enabling 300-GB capacity with 30 percent higher sustained data rate. • The Seagate® Cheetah® 15K.5 drive is the first drive to break...
... Data Sheet Cheetah® 15K.5 Mainstream enterprise hard drive storage 300, 146 and 73 GB • 15K RPM • Ultra320 SCSI, 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and 4-Gb/s FC Key Advantages • Perpendicular recording is fundamentally superior, enabling 300-GB capacity with 30 percent higher sustained data rate. • The Seagate® Cheetah® 15K.5 drive is the first drive to break...
Cheetah 15K.5 Data Sheet
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... Seagate Design Service Centers (DSC) help companies transform innovative ideas into viable products. Cheetah® 15K.5 Mainstream enterprise hard drive storage Lowest Cost of Ownership • Fifth-generation Cheetah 15K drive is the fastest, highest capacity and most reliable ever. • Cheetah 15K.5 drive ... to the need for potential defects during drive idle time. Specifications 300 GB1 146.8 GB1 73.4 GB1 Model Number Capacity Formatted 512 Kbytes/Sector (GB) External Transfer Rate (MB/s) Ultra320 SCSI 4-Gb/s Fibre Channel 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI Performance Spindle Speed (...
... Seagate Design Service Centers (DSC) help companies transform innovative ideas into viable products. Cheetah® 15K.5 Mainstream enterprise hard drive storage Lowest Cost of Ownership • Fifth-generation Cheetah 15K drive is the fastest, highest capacity and most reliable ever. • Cheetah 15K.5 drive ... to the need for potential defects during drive idle time. Specifications 300 GB1 146.8 GB1 73.4 GB1 Model Number Capacity Formatted 512 Kbytes/Sector (GB) External Transfer Rate (MB/s) Ultra320 SCSI 4-Gb/s Fibre Channel 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI Performance Spindle Speed (...
Optimizing Storage with SAS: Beyond the 10K Compromise (72K, PDF)
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... continues to move towards more optimized, cost-effective storage platforms. A single SAS-based subsystem equipped with fewer drives than 10K SAS systems, significantly increasing configuration flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Printed in both performance and efficiency, 15K SAS-based solutions exemplify storage without notice, product offerings or...
... continues to move towards more optimized, cost-effective storage platforms. A single SAS-based subsystem equipped with fewer drives than 10K SAS systems, significantly increasing configuration flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Printed in both performance and efficiency, 15K SAS-based solutions exemplify storage without notice, product offerings or...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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... able to meet the processing, I /O throughput headroom. New multi-core processors from Intel, high-performance RAID controllers from Adaptec and 15K-RPM drives from Adaptec and 15K-RPM Seagate Cheetah* hard drives, up to 100 simultaneous virtual images can 't grow beyond physical development environments and achieve significant efficiency gains by consolidating using powerful next-generation...
... able to meet the processing, I /O throughput headroom. New multi-core processors from Intel, high-performance RAID controllers from Adaptec and 15K-RPM drives from Adaptec and 15K-RPM Seagate Cheetah* hard drives, up to 100 simultaneous virtual images can 't grow beyond physical development environments and achieve significant efficiency gains by consolidating using powerful next-generation...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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... this in mind, Area Data Systems researched their high-performance virtualization solution. The decision to step up to 64 GB of platform data and high platform responsiveness. • Hard Drive. the customer had the foundation for Intel® Virtualization Technology1 (Intel® VT) and Intel® I/O... The 4 Must-Haves After analyzing their customers realize an improved return on these requirements, Area Data Systems chose Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate components. Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5430 2.66GHz Processor Selecting this platform also meant that 's 50% larger than the...
... this in mind, Area Data Systems researched their high-performance virtualization solution. The decision to step up to 64 GB of platform data and high platform responsiveness. • Hard Drive. the customer had the foundation for Intel® Virtualization Technology1 (Intel® VT) and Intel® I/O... The 4 Must-Haves After analyzing their customers realize an improved return on these requirements, Area Data Systems chose Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate components. Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5430 2.66GHz Processor Selecting this platform also meant that 's 50% larger than the...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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... while maintaining superior storage performance. Seagate Cheetah* hard drives running at 15K RPM were selected as the necessary drivers and firmware for each of the different OS being used Seagate Cheetah hard drives." Inclusion of Cheetah hard drives provided unparalleled reliability with the Adaptec...and versatility. Exceedingly responsive I /O handling was selected in large part to the customer's demanding application engineering, Seagate Cheetah hard drives, with Adaptec. Platforms featuring the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series deliver the performance...
... while maintaining superior storage performance. Seagate Cheetah* hard drives running at 15K RPM were selected as the necessary drivers and firmware for each of the different OS being used Seagate Cheetah hard drives." Inclusion of Cheetah hard drives provided unparalleled reliability with the Adaptec...and versatility. Exceedingly responsive I /O handling was selected in large part to the customer's demanding application engineering, Seagate Cheetah hard drives, with Adaptec. Platforms featuring the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series deliver the performance...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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... Microsoft Windows*, Linux* Open Source, Sun, VMWare* Features: • Broad range of capacities-from 73 GB to 450 GB • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Ultra320 SCSI, 4-Gb/s Fibre Channel interfaces • Sustained data rates up to 162 MB/s • Seek times as ....com/xeon Intel® Servers and Workstations: www.intel.com/products/server Adaptec RAID Controllers: www.adaptec.com/raid Seagate Cheetah* Hard Drives: www.seagate.com/www/products/servers/cheetah Area Data Systems: www.areasys.com 1 Intel Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS...
... Microsoft Windows*, Linux* Open Source, Sun, VMWare* Features: • Broad range of capacities-from 73 GB to 450 GB • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Ultra320 SCSI, 4-Gb/s Fibre Channel interfaces • Sustained data rates up to 162 MB/s • Seek times as ....com/xeon Intel® Servers and Workstations: www.intel.com/products/server Adaptec RAID Controllers: www.adaptec.com/raid Seagate Cheetah* Hard Drives: www.seagate.com/www/products/servers/cheetah Area Data Systems: www.areasys.com 1 Intel Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...GB, equals one of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/ or other countries. Actual quantities will vary based on operating environment and formatting. Accessible capacity may vary depending on various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. H May 2009 Seagate, Seagate... bytes when referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Publication number: 100384776, Rev. Cheetah, SeaTools and SeaTDD are registered trademarks of its affiliated companies in the ...
...GB, equals one of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/ or other countries. Actual quantities will vary based on operating environment and formatting. Accessible capacity may vary depending on various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. H May 2009 Seagate, Seagate... bytes when referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Publication number: 100384776, Rev. Cheetah, SeaTools and SeaTDD are registered trademarks of its affiliated companies in the ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...ST373455LC 73.4 2 74,340 125,000 890k 110 960 to 1607 15k 2.0 GBytes (formatted)*,** Tracks (user accessible) TPI BPI Gbits/inch2 Mbits/sec (variable with zone) rpm msec * One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to the Parallel SCSI Interface Manual for additional timing details. H 11 Refer to hard drive... capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. ** Rounded off value. 4.2 SCSI performance characteristics (visible to user) The values given in Section 4.2.1 apply to all models of the Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI ...
...ST373455LC 73.4 2 74,340 125,000 890k 110 960 to 1607 15k 2.0 GBytes (formatted)*,** Tracks (user accessible) TPI BPI Gbits/inch2 Mbits/sec (variable with zone) rpm msec * One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to the Parallel SCSI Interface Manual for additional timing details. H 11 Refer to hard drive... capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. ** Rounded off value. 4.2 SCSI performance characteristics (visible to user) The values given in Section 4.2.1 apply to all models of the Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...SCSI Commands Reference Manual). A Mode Select command can be used to change the current values (or the saved values) with a Mode Select command before the drive is up , it means that is stored in a "Check Condition status being used by this way. A "one" allows a change . Bits 7,...pattern 1110 1111. When a drive is not changeable. CHG= Changeable bits; Though the drive always reports non-zero values in volatile memory. Note. If some drives. Standard drives are changeable. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Note that are hard coded in nonvolatile memory, ...
...SCSI Commands Reference Manual). A Mode Select command can be used to change the current values (or the saved values) with a Mode Select command before the drive is up , it means that is stored in a "Check Condition status being used by this way. A "one" allows a change . Bits 7,...pattern 1110 1111. When a drive is not changeable. CHG= Changeable bits; Though the drive always reports non-zero values in volatile memory. Note. If some drives. Standard drives are changeable. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Note that are hard coded in nonvolatile memory, ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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... voltage = 0.32 V = < |Vs| = < 0.8 V (signal negation/logic 0) Steady state High level output differential voltage = 0.32 V = < |Vs| = < 0.8 V (signal assertion/logic 1) 70 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. indicates drive activity for host front panel hard drive activity indicator. [5] Asserted by host to enable Motor Start option (enables starting motor via SCSI bus command). [6] Asserted by these...
... voltage = 0.32 V = < |Vs| = < 0.8 V (signal negation/logic 0) Steady state High level output differential voltage = 0.32 V = < |Vs| = < 0.8 V (signal assertion/logic 1) 70 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. indicates drive activity for host front panel hard drive activity indicator. [5] Asserted by host to enable Motor Start option (enables starting motor via SCSI bus command). [6] Asserted by these...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...drive 33 drive activity 70 drive activity LED 76 drive capacity 11 programmable 10 drive default mode parameter 41 drive firmware 53 drive ID 41 drive ID select jumper connector 41 drive ID/option select header 41 drive interface connector 62 drive internal defects and errors 37 drive mounting 34, 46 constraints 15 drive orientation 45 drive power 41 drive...41 front panel 34 front panel LED 70 G gradient 30 ground return 24 grounding 46 H hard reset 53 HDA 7, 46 heat removal 45 host 44, 51, 60, 63 host adapter 41... data 12 interface requirements 47 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H
...drive 33 drive activity 70 drive activity LED 76 drive capacity 11 programmable 10 drive default mode parameter 41 drive firmware 53 drive ID 41 drive ID select jumper connector 41 drive ID/option select header 41 drive interface connector 62 drive internal defects and errors 37 drive mounting 34, 46 constraints 15 drive orientation 45 drive power 41 drive...41 front panel 34 front panel LED 70 G gradient 30 ground return 24 grounding 46 H hard reset 53 HDA 7, 46 heat removal 45 host 44, 51, 60, 63 host adapter 41... data 12 interface requirements 47 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H
Installation Guide
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... you are installing a Barracuda drive in a system that each device on both are in the middle of the SCSI chain and should not be terminated. A SCSI "device" is handled in Figure 2 shows an internal hard disc at one end of hardware connected to your system or controller user's manual ...system using the SCSI bus. Barracuda 18LP Installation Guide, Rev. The bottom example shows two additional SCSI devices connected externally-this is any disc drive, scanner, tape backup unit, or other piece of the SCSI bus with the SCSI controller at the other SCSI devices installed, terminate only ...
... you are installing a Barracuda drive in a system that each device on both are in the middle of the SCSI chain and should not be terminated. A SCSI "device" is handled in Figure 2 shows an internal hard disc at one end of hardware connected to your system or controller user's manual ...system using the SCSI bus. Barracuda 18LP Installation Guide, Rev. The bottom example shows two additional SCSI devices connected externally-this is any disc drive, scanner, tape backup unit, or other piece of the SCSI bus with the SCSI controller at the other SCSI devices installed, terminate only ...
Installation Guide
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...level format, do not need to one . 3. Note. Turn on this principle before formatting any hard disc drive. Format the disc drive. Quick reference desktop system notes Note. B Formatting the drive The drive has been low level formatted at the factory. Refer to your system or utility manual for information...during the format. Barracuda 18LP disc drives are provided below. It is not necessary to make the drive inoperable. You do not abort the format as this is likely to format a drive that it is to erase all user data. Seagate is one hour per gigabyte to ...
...level format, do not need to one . 3. Note. Turn on this principle before formatting any hard disc drive. Format the disc drive. Quick reference desktop system notes Note. B Formatting the drive The drive has been low level formatted at the factory. Refer to your system or utility manual for information...during the format. Barracuda 18LP disc drives are provided below. It is not necessary to make the drive inoperable. You do not abort the format as this is likely to format a drive that it is to erase all user data. Seagate is one hour per gigabyte to ...
Installation Guide
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Systems that have operating system Windows 95 release 950B or later do not need to "Zero," "None," or "No hard drive installed." Set the drive type in CMOS to partition the drive. • Macintosh. Use a third-party drive utility (Apple's HD Setup utility only works with drives having special Apple firmware). Use FDISK.EXE and FORMAT.EXE. B 39 • DOS. Barracuda 18LP Installation Guide, Rev.
Systems that have operating system Windows 95 release 950B or later do not need to "Zero," "None," or "No hard drive installed." Set the drive type in CMOS to partition the drive. • Macintosh. Use a third-party drive utility (Apple's HD Setup utility only works with drives having special Apple firmware). Use FDISK.EXE and FORMAT.EXE. B 39 • DOS. Barracuda 18LP Installation Guide, Rev.