Seagate Elite 9, Product Manual

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Elite 9 Product Manual, Rev. C 5
Figure 2. Elite 9 disc drive (exploded view)
3.0 General description
Elite 9 drives are high capacity, high-performance, highly reliable random-
access storage devices designed to meet the needs of the original equip-
ment manufacturer (OEM) marketplace.
Elite 9 disc drives have an embedded SCSI controller. Performance informa-
tion is provided in Section 5.
The Elite 9 drive’s interface supports multiple initiators, disconnect/recon-
nect, self-configuring host software, and automatic features that relieve the
host from knowing the physical characteristics of the targets (logical block
addressing is used).
The head and disc assembly (HDA) is sealed at the factory. Air circulates
within the HDA through a non-replaceable filter to maintain a contamination-
free HDA environment.
Refer to Figure 2 for an exploded view of the drive. This exploded view is for
information only—never disassemble the HDA and do not attempt to service
items in the sealed enclosure (heads, media, actuator, etc.) as this requires
special facilities. The drive contains no replaceable parts. Opening the HDA
voids your warranty.