Seagate Elite 9, Product Manual

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Elite 9 Product Manual, Rev. C 23
6.2.3 Preventive maintenance
No preventive maintenance is required.
6.2.4 Service life
The drive has a useful service life of 5 years. Depot repair or replacement of
major parts is permitted during this period.
6.2.5 Service philosophy
Special equipment is required to repair the drive’s HDA. To achieve the
5-year service life, repairs must be performed only at a properly equipped
and staffed service and repair facility. Troubleshooting and repair of PCBs
in the field is not recommended because of the extensive diagnostic
equipment required for effective servicing. Also, there are no spare parts
available for this drive. The drive’s warranty is voided if the HDA is opened.
6.2.6 Installation
The drive is designed, manufactured, and tested with a “plug in and play”
installation philosophy. This philosophy minimizes the requirements for
highly trained personnel to integrate the drive into the OEM’s system,
whether in a factory or field environment. Refer to Section 4.4 and to the
Elite 9 Installation Guide (83328850) for installation instructions.
The drive has been low-level formatted at the factory and does not need to
be reformatted.
6.2.7 Service tools
No special tools are required for site installation or recommended for site
maintenance. Refer to Section 6.2.3. The depot repair philosophy of the drive
precludes the necessity for special tools. Field repair of the drive is not
practical because users cannot purchase individual parts for the drive.