Quantum-audio Travan 40 Tape Drive STT3401A User Manual

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Chapter 1 Introduction Page 2 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual With the availability of greater capacity disc drives and the growth of small network

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 92 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Opcode (Hex) Command Ref. page E3 IDLE 105 E5 CHECK POWER MODE 93 E6 SLE

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 93 CHECK POWER MODE (ATA Command E5) The CHECK POWER MODE command allows the Host

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 94 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual DEVICE RESET (ATA Command 08) The Device Reset command enables the Host to res

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 95 EXECUTE DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC (ATA Command 90) This command shall perform the inte

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 96 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Diagnostic Code: When this code is in the Error register of Device 0: Code (hex

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 97 IDENTIFY DEVICE (ATA Command EC) This command allows an ATA (not ATAPI) device

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 98 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE (ATA Command A1) This command allows an ATAPI (not ATA)

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 99 Host Taskfile Registers—Outputs Data Bits Host Taskfile Register 7 6 5 4

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 100 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Word(s) Starting Offset (hex) Description of Contents Value (hex) 49 62 C

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 101 Word(s) Starting Offset (hex) Description of Contents Value (hex) 71 8E

Introduction Chapter 1 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 3 Figure 3 Sample ATAPI configurations Minicartridge technology overview Having evol

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 102 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Word(s) Starting Offset (hex) Description of Contents Value (hex) 85 AA C

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 103 Word(s) Starting Offset (hex) Description of Contents Value (hex) 93 Har

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 104 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Word(s) Starting Offset (hex) Description of Contents Value (hex) 160 CF

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 105 IDLE (ATA Command E3) This command is accepted but performs no function. This

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 106 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual IDLE IMMEDIATE (ATA Command E1) This command is accepted but performs no func

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 107 NOP (ATA Command 00) This command allows a Host that only performs 16-bit reg

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 108 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual PACKET (ATA Command A0) The PACKET command is used to transfer a device comma

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 109 SET FEATURES (ATA Command EF) This command is used by the Host to establish p

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 110 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Host Taskfile Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 HEX Error rsvd tag type (not

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 111 SLEEP (ATA Command E6) This command provides the only way for the device to e

Chapter 1 Introduction Page 4 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Flash EEPROM The Seagate Travan drives incorporate leading-edge technology in the fla

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 112 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual STANDBY (ATA Command E2) This command is accepted but performs no function. T

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 113 STANDBY IMMEDIATE (ATA Command E0) This command is accepted but performs no f

Chapter 6 Travan 40 tape format Page 114 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Travan 40 tape format Introduction The Seagate Travan 40 drives conform t

Travan 40 tape format Chapter 6 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 115 The tracks and bands are arranged to allow approximately constant distan

Chapter 6 Travan 40 tape format Page 116 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Frames are numbered indirectly using the 26 most significant bits of the P

Travan 40 tape format Chapter 6 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 117 Blocks Information in the Block Control byte determines the type of bloc

Chapter 6 Travan 40 tape format Page 118 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Write equalization The drive uses the technique of write equalization. Wri

Theory of operations Chapter 7 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 119 Theory of operations Overview The Seagate Travan 40 drives provide a lo

Chapter 7 Theory of operations Page 120 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Drive mechanisms This section generally describes the hardware design feat

Theory of operations Chapter 7 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 121 The 8-Mbyte DRAM data buffer allows the drive to maintain streaming when

Specifications Chapter 2 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 5 Specifications Performance specifications The following table lists the performa

Chapter 7 Theory of operations Page 122 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Drive media (Travan minicartridges) The drive is designed to use Travan 40

Glossary Appendix A Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 123 Glossary This section defines some of the acronyms and technical terms used in this

Appendix A Glossary Page 124 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual BSY Status register bit: device is busy BUFFER Intermediate storage space used to ho

Glossary Appendix A Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 125 (slave). 0=select drive 0 (master) DIRECTORY A table of contents to the various fil

Appendix A Glossary Page 126 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual FCC (US) Federal Communications Commission FILE MARK An identification block written

Glossary Appendix A Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 127 MASTER Device address 0 on an IDE bus Mbyte or MEGABYTE A megabyte is one million (

Appendix A Glossary Page 128 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual RAM Stands for Random Access Memory. It is the memory that the computer uses to hold

Glossary Appendix A Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 129 UL Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc. UDMA See ULTRA DMA. ULTRA DMA An ATA pro

Chapter 2 Specifications Page 6 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Physical specifications The physical specifications of the STT3401A and STT2401A ar

Specifications Chapter 2 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 7 Figure 5 STT2401A (5.25-inch mount) general dimensions Power supply specificati

Chapter 2 Specifications Page 8 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Power use Seek Load/unload Capstan startup Standby 9.6 watts 9.6 watts 38

Specifications Chapter 2 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 9 Shock (1/2 sine wave) 7Gs peak, 11 msec (retries may be occur) 50 Gs peak, 11 mse

Chapter 2 Specifications Page 10 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual be returned to the factory in its original packaging. Contact your distributor, de

Specifications Chapter 2 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 11 • Install the drive in an enclosure that limits the user's access to live

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Chapter 4 Drive operation and maintenance Page 12 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Before installing the Seagate Travan 40 drive make sure that the

Drive operation and maintenance Chapter 4 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 13 Installing the drive The STT3401A can be installed in a one-hal

Chapter 4 Drive operation and maintenance Page 14 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual 6. Secure the drive using the mounting screws. The threaded mou

Drive operation and maintenance Chapter 4 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 15 Figure 8 Mounting holes on STT3401A (without mounting brackets

Chapter 4 Drive operation and maintenance Page 16 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Drive operation and maintenance Introduction This chapter descri

Drive operation and maintenance Chapter 4 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 17 Using Travan cartridges The minicartridges recommended for use

Chapter 4 Drive operation and maintenance Page 18 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Figure 12 Unloading a Tape cartridge After removing the cartrid

Drive operation and maintenance Chapter 4 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 19 Caution. After using the emergency ejection procedure to remov

Chapter 4 Drive operation and maintenance Page 20 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Drive maintenance Minimal maintenance is needed to ensure that yo

Drive operation and maintenance Chapter 4 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 21 the drive immediately if you observe an increase in the number

FCC Notice This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used properly—that is, in strict accordance with the ma

Chapter 4 Drive operation and maintenance Page 22 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual 1 DRAM Write Miscompare 2 DRAM Write Timed Out 3 DRAM Read Tim

Drive operation and maintenance Chapter 4 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 23 Drive not seen during boot-up • Ensure that 5/12 volt power is

Chapter 4 Drive operation and maintenance Page 24 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual • Hard disc problems can also cause system lock up. Run a hard d

Drive operation and maintenance Chapter 4 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 25 • Use Stdiag to perform a write/read test. Retension the tape

Chapter 4 Drive operation and maintenance Page 26 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual If after a repeat loading of the firmware cartridge the same cond

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 27 ATAPI interface Introduction The Seagate Travan 40 drives come with an ATA Pac

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 28 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Pin Assignment Description Source 21 DMARQ DMA Request Device 22 GND Gr

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 29 Op Code (Hex) Command See Page 15 MODE SELECT 51 17 RELEASE UNIT 72 19 E

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 30 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual ERASE (Group 0, Op. Code 19) The ERASE command will erase the entire tape if th

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 31 INQUIRY (Group 0, Op. Code 12) The INQUIRY command allows the Host to determin

Table of Contents Page iv Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Table of Contents Introduction 1 Drive overview...

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 32 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual ANSI Version: This field indicates the ANSI compliance level. A value of 001b i

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 33 LOAD/UNLOAD (Group 0, Op. Code 1B) This command has three functions. • To pos

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 34 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual LOAD/UNLOAD Command (EOT, RET and LOA Bits) Initial State EOT RET LOA Actio

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 35 LOCATE (Group 1, Op. Code 2B) The LOCATE command causes the target to position

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 36 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual LOG SELECT (Group 2, Code 4C) The LOG SELECT command provides a means for the

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 37 LOG SENSE (Group 2, Op. Code 4D) The LOG SENSE command provides a means for the

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 38 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 00h—Supported Log Page Data Bits Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Hex 0

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 39 D Parameter Code LSB 01 E DU DS TSD ETC TMC 0 LP 40 F Parameter Leng

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 40 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Note: Fields marked with (*) will reset on power cycle, SCSI reset, cartridge

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 41 • Drive hardware defects • Worn out media or wrong media • Expired cleaning

Table of Contents Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page v Manual ejection...

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 42 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual NOTE: When a flag is cleared by reading the TapeAlert Log page, a flag cannot

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 43 No. Flag Type Required Host Message Cause supplier helpline. 7 Media Life

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 44 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual No. Flag Type Required Host Message Cause 3. Restart the operation. 31 Ha

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 45 Page 31h—Tape Capacity Page Data Bits Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Hex 0

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 46 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 31h—Special Information Data Bits Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Hex 0

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 47 Page 33h—Special Information in STT31401A mode Data Bits Byte 7 6 5 4

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 48 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Data Bits Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Hex 34 Parameter Length 04 35 3

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 49 1F-22 Tape Moved The length of tape (estimated in feet) passed over the head

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 50 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual follows. 6 DU The Disable Update bit must be set to 0, indicating the drive up

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 51 MODE SELECT (Group 0, Op. Code 15) The Host issues the MODE SELECT command to e

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Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 52 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual cause of the error. While writing, the drive will revert to Unbuffered Mode whe

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 53 Page Code 01h—Error Recovery and Reporting Parameters Data Bits Byte 7 6

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 54 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page Code 10h—Device Configuration Parameters Data Bits Byte 7 6 5 4 3

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 55 Write Delay Time: This field indicates the maximum time, in 100 millisecond inc

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 56 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual EEG: Enable EOD Generation—When set to 1, this bit indicates that the logical u

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 57 Media Format Recognition field is intended for use by the MODE SENSE command, i

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 58 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual reported in the method specified by the MRIE value, except with the additional

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 59 MRIE (Default set to 0x3): This field indicates the method used by the target t

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 60 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual 0×6: Only report informational exception condition on request. This method ins

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 61 MODE SENSE (Group 0, Op. Code 1A) The MODE SENSE command provides the Host with

Table of Contents Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page vii Tape partitioning...

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 62 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page Code Description 20h Forced Streaming Page Will Be Returned 2Ah Capabil

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 63 Speed Code: Speed code values are listed in the table below. The Speed Code may

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 64 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page Code 2A Capabilities and Mechanical Status Page Data Bits Byte 7 6

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 65 PREVENT: If the PREVENT bit is set, the device defaults to the Prevent state af

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 66 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual PREVENT/ALLOW MEDIA REMOVAL (Group 0, Op. Code 1E) This command is used to pre

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 67 READ (Group 0, Op. Code 08) The READ command transfers the specified amount of

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 68 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual READ process (e.g., REWIND). See REQUEST SENSE, bytes 14-15 and LOG SENSE, Page

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 69 READ BUFFER (Group 1, Op. Code 3C) The READ BUFFER command will cause the cont

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 70 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual READ BUFFER Header (Mode 00h) Data Bits Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Hex 0

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 71 READ POSITION (Group 1, Op. Code 34) The READ POSITION command reports the cur

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 72 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual BOP: The Beginning Of Partition bit, if set to 1, indicates that the logical un

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 73 REQUEST SENSE (Group 0, Op. Code 03) Information pertinent to the completion of

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 74 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Data Bits Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Hex 11 Field Pointer LSB XX 12 0

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 75 Command Specific Information: This field contains information that depends on t

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 76 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Code Travan 7 Compatibility Cartridge Type 00h N/A No cartridge, cleaning ca

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 77 Sense Key (hex value) Type Meaning not the same as the physical EOM. 9 Vendo

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 78 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Sense Key ASC ASCQ Meaning 04 44 00 Hardware error occurred 04 44 81 Fan

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 79 Sense Key ASC ASCQ Meaning 0D 00 00 Physical end of medium detected

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 80 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual REWIND (Group 0, Op Code 01) When operating in single partition mode, the REWIN

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 81 SEND DIAGNOSTIC (Group 0, Code 1D) The SEND DIAGNOSTIC command requests the ta

Introduction Chapter 1 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 1 Introduction Drive overview The Seagate® STT3401A and STT2401A extend the Seagate

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 82 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual SPACE (Group 0, Op. Code 11) The SPACE command provides a means of positioning

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 83 If Logical Early Warning is encountered, the command continues to normal comple

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 84 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual TEST UNIT READY (Group 0, Op Code 00) This command performs a test to ensure t

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 85 VERIFY (Group 0, Op. Code 13) The VERIFY command performs a Verification Check

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 86 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual WRITE (Group 0, Op. Code 0A) The WRITE command transfers the specified amount

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 87 WRITE BUFFER (Group 1, Op. Code 3B) The WRITE BUFFER command is used in conjun

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 88 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Buffer Offset: This field specifies where the first data byte received from the

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 89 WRITE FILEMARK (Group 0, Op. Code 10) This command writes a specified number o

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface Page 90 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual be avoided by simply insuring the cartridge is removed from the drive following

ATAPI Interface Chapter 5 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 91 ATA Command Descriptions The following ATA commands are supported. General Feat