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    February 25, 1999 1 DISK DRIVE ST34520W Mounting and Option Information There is a new hard drive, SEAGATE ST34520W-4 - Com Code 407 942 135. The MLO's are sending this drive as the replacement for the ST52160N. This drive is a wide SCSI drive. To use it in a DEFAUD or an R1 you need the SCSI adapter for it - Com Code 407 846 245. The drive is[...]

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    February 25, 1999 2 R EAR V IEW SCSI ID = 8 SCSI ID = 4 SCSI ID = 2 SCSI ID = 1 NOTE: Jumpers for the Front and Rear are different sizes than the jumper for the side option block. SCSI ID = 0 (none) J5 J1--DC Power 11 97531 :::::: __________________________ =(-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-1) = _________________________/ 12 10[...]

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    February 25, 1999 3 Circuit Board Side of Drive Assembly :::::: J2 == == == == == == J6 J1 SCSI I/O Connector Drive Front == == == == == == J5 Auxiliary DC Power Connector NOTE: If you desire more in-depth data on the drive go to the Seagate web site.[...]

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    February 25, 1999 4 Interpreting Seagate Disc Drive Model Numbers Form Factor Seagate > ST 5 2160 N < Interface Megabytes Form Factor 1 = 3 5-inch half-height (41 mm) 3 = 3 5-inch, 1-inch (25 mm) 4 = 5 25-inch, full height (82 mm) 5 = 3 5-inch, 0 75-inch high (19 mm) 9 = 2 5-inch Mbytes Approximate formatted capacity Interface A = ATA/ATA-2/A[...]