Seagate Elite 9, Product Manual

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Elite 9 Product Manual, Rev. C 33
7.6.1 Drive orientation
Elite drives are designed to be mounted on their bases (horizontally) or on
either side as shown in Figure 10. All drive performance evaluations have
been done with the drive in horizontal (discs level) and vertical (drive on its
side) orientations, which are the two preferred mounting orientations.
6-32
Bottom-Mounting
Screws (4)
DC Power
Connector
J15
Pin 1
DC Power
Cable
M4 x .70
(metric)
M4 x .70
(metric)
6-32
Screw
6-32
Screw
Side-Mounting
Screws (2 on
each side)
Note:
Either side- or bottom-mounting screws
can be used with each drive orientation
1
1
1
2
2
Up
Up
1 2 3 4
Drive
Pin
Power
1
2
3
4 +12 VDC
+12 Volts return
+5 Volts return
+5 VDC
DC power and pin
connector assignments
7, 8
6, 9
3, 4
1, 2
Power Supply
(9 pin)
Pin Number
Figure 10. Elite 9 drive recommended mounting
7.6.2 Cooling
Ensure that the enclosure you use provides adequate cooling so that the
ambient temperature immediately surrounding the drive does not exceed
temperature conditions specified in Section 7.4.1. Ensure that you provide
adequate air circulation around the printed circuit boards (PCBs) to meet
the requirements of Section 6.2.2.