Manx SA7x Specifications

RA7x/SA7x PocketReferenceGuideOrder Number EK–RSA7X–PG–002This guide contains quick-reference information for RA7xdisk drives (RA70, RA71, RA72, and R

4 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideSetting Capacity Indicator SwitchSet the Capacity Indicator switch on the RA71 and RA72disk drives, shown in Figure

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 5Figure 1 RA71/RA72 Capacity Indicator SwitchTOP COVER HDACHASSISUNIT SELECT SWITCHESCAPACITY INDICATOR SWITCHCOM-R00

6 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideTroubleshootingThis section includes troubleshooting tips, an example ofa drive internal error log (Figure 2), and a

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 7Figure 2 Drive Internal Error LogError Log Entries for Drive 0(D) = decimal, (A) = ASCII, (H) = hexSelect starting e

8 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideServo Processor Physical State Numbers (Byte 2)00–reset01–retract (unload heads)02–spin-up motor03–spin-down motor04

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 9Figure 3 Troubleshooting FlowchartTalk to the system operator.Check the OCP for fault indications.Run VAXsimPLUS.Ana

10 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideRA7x PartsTable 4 lists RA7x part numbers. Figures 4 and 5 showsexploded views for RA70 and RA71-RA73 disk drives.T

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 11Figure 4 RA70 Exploded ViewCOM-R004CHASSISGROMMETBUSHINGSCREWFOR SHOEPLATEATTACHMENTTOPCOVER/HDASHOCKISOLATOR

12 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideFigure 5 RA71-RA73 Exploded ViewHDAASSEMBLYSHOCKISOLATORCHASSISECMSHOEPLATECXO-3519A-MC_R

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 13SA7x PartsTable 5 contains a list of part numbers. Figure 6 shows anexploded view of an SA7x enclosure.Table 5 SA7x

August 1992The information in this document is subject to changewithout notice and should not be construed as acommitment by Digital Equipment Corpora

14 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideFigure 6 SA7x Enclosure Exploded ViewRIGHT REARDISK DRIVEPOSITIONLEFT REARDISK DRIVEPOSITIONFANTRANSITIONBOARD 2OPE

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 15RA7x Electronics Block DiagramsFigures 7 and 8 are electronics block diagrams for RA70and RA71-RA73 disk drives.Fig

16 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideRA71-RA73 SupportTables 6, 7, and 8 list the minimum versions of operatingsystems, diagnostics, and SDI controllers

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 17Table 7 Operating Systems for RA71-RA73OperatingSystemsSoftwareRA71/RA72MinimumVersionRA73MinimumVersionVMS 5.4-215

18 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideTable 8 SDI Controllers for RA71-RA73SDIControllerMinimumVersionHSC40(CRONIC)V600HSC50(CRONIC)V410HSC60(CRONIC)V600

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 19RA7x Drive Status InformationFigures 9 through 22 disk drive status information diagramsfor the RA7x disk drives. T

20 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideFigure 9 RA7x Drive StatusMSBLSBRESPONSE CODEUNIT NO.SUBUNIT MASKHI UNIT NO.OARRDR SRELPSRUW4 W3 W2W1DD FODB S7DERE

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 21Figure 10 RA7x Response Opcode (Byte 1)X X X X X X X XByte 1 — Response OpcodeCOM-R055Figure 11 RA7x Lower Un

22 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideFigure 12 RA7x Request Byte (Byte 4)(SR) 0 = Spindle not ready (not up to speed) 1 = Spindle readyX X

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 23Figure 13 RA7x Mode Byte (Byte 5)X X 0 XX X X X(S7) 0 = 512-Byte sector format (16 bit) 1 = 576-B

ContentsIntroduction and RelatedDocumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1RA7x Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 2Thermal Stabilization Specific

24 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideFigure 14 RA7x Error Byte (Byte 6)X X X XX 0 0 0(WE) 0 = No error 1 = Write lock error (attempt

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 25Figure 15 RA7x Controller Byte (Byte 7) and RetryCount (Byte 8)0 0 0 1 X X X X0000 = Normal drive operation

26 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideFigure 16 RA7x Previous Command Opcode (Byte 9)COM-R061X X X X X X X X Byte 9 Last Opcode(Extended drive stat

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 27Figure 17 RA7x Drive State Byte (Byte 10)X X X X X X X XAV 1 = Available assertedByte 10Drive State Bit Flags

28 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideFigure 19 RA7x Current Group (Byte 13)X X X X X X X XGroup number currently selected (will be read/write hea

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 29Figure 22 SA7x OCPCOM-0204SERIAL NO.LABEL FORRIGHT REARDISK POSITIONPORT SWITCHESSERIAL NO.LABEL FORRIGHT FRON

30 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideOCP Error CodesTable 10 lists the error codes displayed by the OCP lights.The next section, "Drive Error Codes

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 31Table 10 (Continued) OCP Error CodesDescriptionandFRUsRunStop Fault ReadyWriteProtectPortAPortBSDIcon-troller– – On

32 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideTable 10 (Continued) OCP Error CodesDescriptionandFRUsRunStop Fault ReadyWriteProtectPortAPortBECM – On On – – OnHD

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 33Table 10 (Continued) OCP Error CodesDescriptionandFRUsRunStop Fault ReadyWriteProtectPortAPortB34–Digital signal pr

iv ContentsFigures1 RA71/RA72 Capacity Indicator Switch 52 Drive Internal Error Log . . . . . . . . . . 73 Troubleshooting Flowchart . . . . . . . . 9

34 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideDrive Error Codes and Fault Numbers00—Internal Error Log EventsError Description: The following fault numbers (FNs)

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 35FN: 72—exp.pur.tmr.—expired purge cycle timer)Most Probable Cause: ECM, HDA04—Spin-Up Actuator FaultError Descripti

36 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide07—Frame Sequence ErrorError Description: There are three transmission errortypes that are reported as sequence err

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 370A—SDI Command Opcode Parity ErrorError Description: The opcode in a level 2 SDIcommand was received with incorrect

38 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide0E—Real-Time Command Contains Invalid HeadAddressError Description: A real-time command is one of theSDI level 1 da

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 3916—Guard Band ErrorError Description: During normal operation, theheads have moved into the inner or the outer guar

40 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide17—Invalid or Inconsistent ParametersError Description: One or more of the parameterssent by the controller as part

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 4118—Opcode/Parameter Invalid/Inconsistent with DriveStateError Description: The level 2 command receivedfrom the con

42 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide1F—Sector Overrun ErrorError Description: The internal read gate or writegate was asserted and a sector pulse or an

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 4328—Module Over Temperature ErrorError Description: Sensing circuits on the ECM havedetected temperatures that excee

Contents vTables1 Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . 12 RA7x Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Thermal Stabilization Times . . . . . . .

44 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide33—Attempt to Write Through BurstsError Description: The read/write heads were overthe embedded burst area of the s

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 453A—Write and Write ProtectedError Description: The drive was write protected anddetected the assertion of the inter

46 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide43—TCR and R/W Ready Out LError Description: Transfer command received (TCR)and read/write ready out L indicates th

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 474D—Write and Bad EmbeddedError Description: The drive internal write gate isasserted and embedded bursts are not va

48 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide60—Read/Write Head Select FailureError Description: One of two conditions occurred.While trying to select a specific

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 4961—Drive Capacity Configuration ErrorError Description: One of two conditions occurred.Either the HDA capacity indic

50 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide62—Read FailureError Description: One of six possible conditionsoccurred during the diagnostic read section of the

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 5167—Write FailureError Description: One of five possible conditionsoccurred during the diagnostic write section of th

52 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide86—Internal RAM FailureError Description: If during any data verificationprocess the data stored in the processor in

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 5389—EEPROM FailureError Description: The I/O processor has detected afailure with the EEPROM memory used to store dr

54 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide8D—External Loop Back FailureError Description: External loop back failure occurs ifthe signal Init Req H should be

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 559A—Read and Off TrackError Description: The heads were not fine-positioned or locked on track (relative to the embed

56 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideC6—PLO FailureError Description: The VCO clock is not in sync orhas fallen out of sync with the rotating disk.FN: 4

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 57E0—Firmware Detected Fault - microprocessor DriverError Description: The I/O processor firmware hasdetected an incon

58 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideE1—Firmware Detected Fault - Test HandlerError Description: The I/O processor firmwarehas detected an inconsistency

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 59E2—Firmware Detected Fault - OCP HandlerError Description: The I/O processor firmware hasdetected an inconsistency i

60 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideE3—Firmware Detected Fault - OCP DriverError Description: The I/O processor firmware hasdetected an inconsistency in

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 61E4—Firmware Detected Fault - Fault HandlerError Description: The I/O processor firmware hasdetected an inconsistency

62 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideE7—Firmware Detected Fault - Spindle Motor ControlHandlerError Description: The I/O processor firmware hasdetected a

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 63E8—Firmware Detected Fault - DSP DriverError Description: The I/O processor firmware hasdetected an inconsistency in

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 1Introduction and Related DocumentationThis guide contains quick-reference information for RA7xdisk drives (RA70, RA7

64 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideE9—Firmware Detected Fault - DSP HandlerError Description: The I/O processor firmware hasdetected an inconsistency i

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 65EB—Firmware Detected Fault - SDI DriverError Description: The I/O processor firmware hasdetected an inconsistency in

66 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideEF—Firmware Detected Fault - Diagnostic HandlerError Description: The I/O processor firmware hasdetected an inconsis

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 67F2—Soft Servo FaultError Description: The DSP firmware has detectedan error.FN: 4A—svo.grd.bnd.—soft servo fault or

2 RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference GuideRA7x CharacteristicsTable 2 lists the characteristics of RA70 and RA71-RA73disk drives.Table 2 RA7x CharacteristicsC

RA7x/SA7x Pocket Reference Guide 3Thermal Stabilization SpecificationsWhen condensation is visible on the enclosure or the diskdrive, stabilize the uni